398 words come out when you unscramble ALLITERATING, starting with ALLITERATING itself: 13 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from ALLITERATING by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 4 with 10, 19 with 9, 49 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words made with ALLITERATING letters: RETALIATING, for 12 points.
All 4 of the 10-letter words in ALLITERATING score 11 points.
18 of 19 9-letter words you get when you unscramble ALLITERATING tie at 10 points; none scores more. RETAILING will look familiar.
49 8-letter words from ALLITERATING; 37 of them share the top score of 9. RELATING, INTEGRAL and TRIANGLE are everyday picks.
All 60 of the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble ALLITERATING score 8 points. LETTING, GRANITE and GLITTER are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 6-letter words from ALLITERATING scores 7. EATING, GARNET and GRILLE are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words in ALLITERATING come to 60, each scoring 6 points. GREAT, LARGE and AGAIN are the familiar ones.
Every one of the 60 4-letter words made with ALLITERATING letters scores 5. GIRL, GEAR and GAIN are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble ALLITERATING, the top score is 4, reached by 28. ARE, ALL and GET are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of ALLITERATING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with AL · ending in NG · all 12-letter words
The 5 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by LATERALING (11 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
ALLITERATING works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLITERATING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 398) | 306 | 398 | 284 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GENITALIAL, TALLIATING, GALLANTER, GIANTLIER, GRANITITE, GRATINATE, TELLARING, ALLIGATE, ARETTING, GIRTLINE, LITTLING, REGALIAN and 80 more, 92 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ANTITRAGI, TRIALLING, ATTAGIRL, GLINTIER, TRIALING, LAIRAGE, LARIGAN, NIGELLA, RAGTAIL, TAGLINE, ARTIGI, ATTING and 10 more, 22 in all.