Unscramble BACTERISING to get 406 words. BACTERISING itself is a real word: 16 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. ASCRIBING, BISECTING and ESCRIBING are the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. The 11 letters split into 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from BACTERISING split into 1 with 11 letters, 17 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2. None has 10 letters.
The 9-letter words made with BACTERISING letters are led by ASCRIBING, BISECTING and ESCRIBING, 14 points each.
Among the 8-letter words in BACTERISING, BRACINGS, RIBCAGES and SCRIBING tie for first at 13 points. CREATING, CATERING and CABINETS are everyday picks.
The 7-letter words you get when you unscramble BACTERISING are led by BRACING and RIBCAGE, 12 points each. CABINET, BEARING and CASTING are the familiar ones.
12 of 60 6-letter words from BACTERISING tie at 10 points; none scores more. RACING, BEGINS and ACTING will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words made with BACTERISING letters, 16 score 9 points, the group's best. BEING, BASIC and BRING are the ones most people know.
8 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble BACTERISING tie at 8 points; none scores more. BASE, BEAR and BAGS will look familiar.
The 3-letter words from BACTERISING are led by BAC and CAB, 7 points each. CAN, GET and CAR are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of BACTERISING for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with BA · ending in NG · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by ASCRIBING and BISECTING (14 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts BACTERISING, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BACTERISING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 406) | 321 | 406 | 301 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
85 of the 406 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BACTERISING, ESCRIBING, RIBCAGES, CITRANGES, RIBCAGE, SAGENITIC, ABIETIC, BAITINGS, BANGSTER, BEASTING, BRASTING, CABRIES and 73 more. 20 of the 406 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: BASCINET, CATERINGS, CRINGIEST, CRINGEST, REBASING, ARCINGS, CARINGS, ATRESIC, BANCS, BANC, BING, CIGS and 8 more.