Unscramble CAPTIVING to get 139 words. CAPTIVING itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 22 in Words With Friends. Among the shorter answers, 4 reach 12 points, PAVING, CAVING and VAPING among them. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from CAPTIVING by length: 1 with 9 letters, 15 with 6, 22 with 5, 38 with 4, 51 with 3 and 12 with 2. None has 8 or 7 letters.
6 of 38 4-letter words from CAPTIVING tie at 8 points; none scores more. ANTI, PAIN and GAIN will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CAPTIVING, PAV and VAC tie for first at 8 points. CAN, ACT and VAN are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of CAPTIVING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with CA · ending in NG · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CAVING, PAVING, VAPING and VICING (12 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts CAPTIVING, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPTIVING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 139) | 117 | 139 | 107 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
22 of the 139 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CAPTIVING, INCAVI, APTING, TICING, CAPI, PAV, CANG, VAG, VANT, VINT, CAG, NGATI and 10 more. 10 of the 139 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: VAPING, CAPING, VIGIA, PIANI, ATIGI, CIG, NAV, VIN, TIAN and GI.