Unscramble ALTERNATING and you have 372 words, ALTERNATING itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from ALTERNATING by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 10 with 9, 36 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
TANGENTIAL is the only one of the 10-letter words made with ALTERNATING letters; it scores 11 points.
26 of 36 8-letter words from ALTERNATING tie at 9 points; none scores more. LEARNING, INTERNAL and RELATING will look familiar.
All 60 of the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble ALTERNATING score 8 points. LETTING, EARNING and GRANITE are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 6-letter words from ALTERNATING scores 7. EATING, GARNET and ARGENT are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words in ALTERNATING come to 60, each scoring 6 points. GREAT, LARGE and AGAIN are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 4-letter words made with ALTERNATING letters score 5 points. GIRL, GEAR and GAIN are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble ALTERNATING, the top score is 4, reached by 28. ARE, GET and ART are the familiar ones.
These 6 words have the length of ALTERNATING, with one letter different:
More 11-letter words: starting with AL · ending in NG · all 11-letter words
What ALTERNATING means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
ALTERNATING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALTERNATING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 372) | 283 | 372 | 260 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
89 of the 372 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GRATINATE, TANAGRINE, ARETTING, REGALIAN, TERAGLIN, TRANTING, ALNAGER, ALTERNAT, ANTENATI, ANTLIATE, ETTLING, LAERING and 77 more. 23 of the 372 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: INTEGRANT, TANGENTAL, ALTERNANT, ATTAGIRL, INTRANET, LAIRAGE, LARIGAN, LARNING, RAGTAIL, TAGLINE, ANAGEN, ATTING and 11 more.