Unscramble ADWARDING and you have 176 words, ADWARDING itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from ADWARDING by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 9 with 7, 14 with 6, 33 with 5, 60 with 4, 45 with 3 and 13 with 2.
AWARDING is the only one of the 8-letter words made with ADWARDING letters; it scores 13 points.
DWANG scores highest among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ADWARDING at 10 points, ahead of AWARD and AWING on 9. AGAIN, GRAND and DRAWN are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words from ADWARDING, DAWD, GAWD and WADD tie for first at 9 points. RING, WIND and GAIN are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of ADWARDING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with AD · ending in NG · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; AWARDING and WADDING (13 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: ADWARDING is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADWARDING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 176) | 131 | 176 | 124 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ADWARDING, DAWDING, ADAWING, ADWARD, WARDIAN, DWANG, GRADDAN, RAWING, WARAGI, DAWD, GAWD, WADD and 33 more, 45 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: GARDAI, GARDA, NAGA, DAN, DA, GI and RAI, 7 in all.