220 words come out when you unscramble APPOINTING, starting with APPOINTING itself: 15 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. 7 shorter words score 12, among them TAPPING, TIPPING and TOPPING. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from APPOINTING by length: 1 with 10 letters, 6 with 8, 15 with 7, 25 with 6, 43 with 5, 52 with 4, 58 with 3 and 20 with 2. None has 9 letters.
The best of the 6-letter words from APPOINTING is PIPING, 11 points; APTING and NAPING on 9 follow. NATION, NOTING and TAPING are everyday picks.
IPPON and PIPIT are the top 5-letter words you get when you unscramble APPOINTING, 9 points each. POINT, PAINT and PIANO will look familiar.
The 4-letter words made with APPOINTING letters are led by PIPA and PIPI, 8 points each. ANTI, PAIN and GAIN are the familiar ones.
4 of 58 3-letter words you get when you unscramble APPOINTING tie at 7 points; none scores more. NOT, TOP and GOT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of APPOINTING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with AP · ending in NG · all 10-letter words
What APPOINTING means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept APPOINTING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPOINTING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 220) | 172 | 220 | 156 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
48 of the 220 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: AGITPOP, PIONING, APTING, IPPON, NAPING, PANING, PIANINO, POTING, IGAPO, OINTING, PANTON, PIPI and 36 more. 16 of the 220 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PANINI, PANINO, PIPA, APP, PIANI, TIGNON, ATIGI, GONNA, APO, OPA, NANO, NONI and 4 more.