250 words come out when you unscramble AMPUTATING, starting with AMPUTATING itself: 15 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is PATAGIUM, 13 points. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from AMPUTATING by length: 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 8, 11 with 7, 35 with 6, 56 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Of the 35 6-letter words you get when you unscramble AMPUTATING, 4 score 11 points, the group's best. MATING, MUTANT and ATTAIN are the ones most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words from AMPUTATING is GUIMP, 10 points; MAPAU and PANIM on 9 follow. AGAIN, INPUT and PAINT are everyday picks.
GAMP, GIMP and GUMP share the top score of 9 among the 4-letter words from AMPUTATING. MAIN, PAIN and GAIN are the ones most people know.
5 of 60 3-letter words in AMPUTATING tie at 7 points; none scores more. MAP, MAN and PUT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of AMPUTATING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with AM · ending in NG · all 10-letter words
AMPUTATING first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept AMPUTATING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMPUTATING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 250) | 191 | 250 | 174 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PIGMAN, AMATING, GUIMP, TAPUING, APTING, GUMP, MAAING, MAPAU, PANIM, AGAMI, MANATI, MANATU and 47 more, 59 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: AMPING, AMAUTI, MANGA, ATTING, MANAT, MUNG, PITTA, AGITA, MANI, NAPA, PAAN, PAUA and 5 more, 17 in all.