Unscramble ASSASSINATING to get 274 words. ASSASSINATING itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. 13 letters: 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from ASSASSINATING split into 1 with 13 letters, 4 with 9, 11 with 8, 24 with 7, 53 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 46 with 3 and 15 with 2. None has 12, 11 or 10 letters.
Among 24 7-letter words you get when you unscramble ASSASSINATING, the top score is 8, reached by 19. ASSISTS, ASSIGNS and INSISTS are the familiar ones.
33 of 53 6-letter words from ASSASSINATING tie at 7 points; none scores more. ASSIST, ASSIGN and SAINTS will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from ASSASSINATING, 40 score 6 points, the group's best. AGAIN, SAINT and SIGNS are the ones most people know.
34 of 60 4-letter words in ASSASSINATING tie at 5 points; none scores more. SIGN, ANTI and TAGS will look familiar.
Among 46 3-letter words made with ASSASSINATING letters, the top score is 4, reached by 14. ITS, GAS and SAT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of ASSASSINATING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with AS · ending in NG · all 13-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ASSIGNATS and ASSISTING (10 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. ASSASSINATING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASSASSINATING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 274) | 194 | 274 | 172 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 80 of them: STAININGS, ANASTASIS, AGITANS, GITANAS, INANGAS, NAISSANT, SISTING, SITINGS, AGASTS, AINGAS, GAITAS, GITANA and 68 more. Words With Friends* skips 22 of them: ASTANGAS, SATINING, SATSANGS, ASTANGA, SATSANG, AGITAS, ATIGIS, TANGAS, TASING, AGITA, ATIGI, NAGAS and 10 more.