Unscramble AUTHENTICATING to get 389 words. AUTHENTICATING itself is a real word: 20 points on a Scrabble board, 24 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are AUTHIGENIC, INAUTHENTIC and UNTEACHING, 16 points each. The 14 letters split into 6 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from AUTHENTICATING by length: 1 with 14 letters, 2 with 11, 5 with 10, 16 with 9, 36 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2. None has 13 or 12 letters.
INAUTHENTIC scores highest among the 11-letter words made with AUTHENTICATING letters at 16 points, ahead of ATTENUATING on 12.
AUTHIGENIC and UNTEACHING are the top 10-letter words in AUTHENTICATING, 16 points each.
ATTACHING and CHAUNTING share the top score of 15 among the 9-letter words from AUTHENTICATING. AUTHENTIC and ATTAINING are the ones most people know.
36 8-letter words you get when you unscramble AUTHENTICATING; 9 of them share the top score of 14. TEACHING, CHEATING and CHATTING are everyday picks.
11 of 60 7-letter words made with AUTHENTICATING letters tie at 13 points; none scores more. ANCIENT, HUNTING and CUTTING will look familiar.
60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble AUTHENTICATING; 10 of them share the top score of 12. CHANGE, ACTING and CAUGHT are everyday picks.
Of the 60 5-letter words from AUTHENTICATING, 8 score 11 points, the group's best. NIGHT, CHINA and THING are the ones most people know.
The 4-letter words in AUTHENTICATING are led by CHUG and GACH, 10 points each. THEN, EACH and TECH are the familiar ones.
7 of 60 3-letter words made with AUTHENTICATING letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. CAN, GET and ACT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of AUTHENTICATING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 14-letter words: starting with AU · ending in NG · all 14-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; UNTEACHING (16 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept AUTHENTICATING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUTHENTICATING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 389) | 300 | 388 | 263 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 88 of them: AUTHIGENIC, CHITTING, UNACHING, ACANTHIN, CHAUNGE, GUICHET, ACHAGE, ACHENIA, CHAGAN, CHANGA, CHANTIE, ICHING and 76 more. Words With Friends* skips 38 of them: ACANTHINE, CATHING, CHIANTI, GAUNCH, TITCHIE, CHAGA, CHANNA, CHING, GATCH, GAUCH, GINCH, GITCH and 26 more. Scrabble US and Scrabble UK skip 1 of them: NITCHIE.