320 words come out when you unscramble APPROACHING, starting with APPROACHING itself: 21 in Scrabble, 25 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, CAPNOGRAPH and CARHOPPING lead with 20 points. The 11 letters split into 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from APPROACHING by length: 1 with 11 letters, 3 with 10, 3 with 9, 15 with 8, 34 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
Among the 10-letter words in APPROACHING, CAPNOGRAPH and CARHOPPING tie for first at 20 points.
CHAPPING and CHOPPING share the top score of 18 among the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble APPROACHING. APPROACH and CROPPING are the ones most people know.
Among the 7-letter words from APPROACHING, GRAPHIC, HAPPING and HOPPING tie for first at 15 points. ORGANIC, PARAGON and PIRANHA are everyday picks.
Of the 60 6-letter words made with APPROACHING letters, 7 score 13 points, the group's best. RACING, HOPING and ANCHOR are the ones most people know.
9 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble APPROACHING tie at 12 points; none scores more. CHINA, CHAIR and CHAIN will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words from APPROACHING, 4 score 11 points, the group's best. HAIR, RICH and INCH are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words in APPROACHING; 14 of them share the top score of 8. CAN, CAR and POP are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of APPROACHING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with AP · ending in NG · all 11-letter words
What APPROACHING means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. APPROACHING is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPROACHING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 320) | 251 | 318 | 220 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
69 of the 320 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PARAPHONIC, PARAPHING, APOGRAPH, PAROCHIN, AGRAPHON, CHARANGO, POPINAC, CHAGAN, CHANGA, COPPIN, PARPING, PHOCA and 57 more. 29 of the 320 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CARHOPPING, HAPPI, CAPING, CHAGA, CHING, GINCH, GONCH, ANCHO, ARCHI, CHANA, GACH, AHING and 17 more. 2 of the 320 answers are missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CAPNOGRAPH and CRIP.
These 3 words take every letter of APPROACHING plus a single extra one.