Unscramble BIRCHINGS and you have 125 words, BIRCHINGS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. BIRCHING is the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
B34I1R1C34H43I1N12G23S1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from BIRCHINGS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 6 with 7, 12 with 6, 21 with 5, 47 with 4, 28 with 3 and 8 with 2.
The best of the 4-letter words from BIRCHINGS is CHIB, 11 points; BISH and CHIN on 9 follow. SIGN, RING and RICH are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of BIRCHINGS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with BI · ending in GS · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 7 highest-scoring answers, starting with BIRCHING (16 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts BIRCHINGS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIRCHINGS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 125) | 99 | 125 | 89 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
26 of the 125 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BIRCHINGS, BICHIRS, BICHIR, RICHING, CHIBS, ICHING, CHIB, HIRINGS, NICISH, SHIRING, BIRSING, HINGS and 14 more. 10 of the 125 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CHINGS, CHING, GINCH, BISH, BING, CIGS, CIG, GIS, SIG and GI.