Unscramble APPROVING and you have 204 words, APPROVING itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. VAPORING is the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from APPROVING by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 5 with 7, 17 with 6, 43 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 17 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in APPROVING: VAPORING, for 14 points.
PAVING and VAPING share the top score of 12 among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble APPROVING. ROVING and RAVING are the ones most people know.
PARVO, PAVIN and VAPOR are the top 5-letter words from APPROVING, 10 points each. PIANO, GRAIN and ORGAN will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words from APPROVING, VOIP leads with 9 points, then GRAV and PARP on 8. RING, PAIN and IRON are the familiar ones.
PAV tops the 3-letter words in APPROVING at 8 points; next come APP and GOV on 7. AIR, PRO and AGO will look familiar.
Trade one tile of APPROVING for another and you can spell these 5 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with AP · ending in NG · all 9-letter words
APPROVING first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept APPROVING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPROVING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 204) | 159 | 203 | 143 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PARPING, POPRIN, PORANGI, APPRO, IPPON, PROIGN, VOIP, GRAIP, GRAV, IGAPO, PAGRI, PARP and 32 more, 44 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: VAPING, PIPA, APP, PORIN, VOG, NAV, VIN, AGRO, APO, OPA, ORG, PO and 4 more, 16 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: VON.