Unscramble BAPTISING and you have 231 words, BAPTISING itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from BAPTISING by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 8 with 7, 22 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
BAITINGS is the only one of the 8-letter words made with BAPTISING letters; it scores 11 points.
22 6-letter words you get when you unscramble BAPTISING; 7 of them share the top score of 9. GIANTS, PAINTS and BITING are everyday picks.
7 of 60 5-letter words from BAPTISING tie at 8 points; none scores more. SAINT, PAINT and GIANT will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words made with BAPTISING letters, BAPS leads with 8 points, then BAGS and BANG on 7. PAST, PAIN and BITS are the familiar ones.
BAP tops the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble BAPTISING at 7 points; next come BAG and BIG on 6. BIT, GAS and BIN will look familiar.
Keep every letter of BAPTISING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with BA · ending in NG · all 9-letter words
BAPTISING first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept BAPTISING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAPTISING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 231) | 199 | 229 | 185 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
32 of the 231 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BAITINGS, BITINGS, APTING, SPAING, BINGS, ABSIT, BANTS, BASTI, BIGA, NGATIS, SPAG, SPAIN and 20 more. 14 of the 231 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: TAPINGS, ATIGIS, BING, PIANI, TASING, ATIGI, SIGNA, PST, TIANS, AGS, GIS, SIG and 2 more. 2 of the 231 answers are missing from Scrabble UK: BINTS and BINT.