Unscramble CLAPPERINGS and you have 407 words, CLAPPERINGS itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, CLAPPERING and PREPLACING lead with 17 points. 11 letters: 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from CLAPPERINGS split into 1 with 11 letters, 3 with 10, 19 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
CLAPPERING and PREPLACING are the top 10-letter words made with CLAPPERINGS letters, 17 points each.
Of the 19 9-letter words in CLAPPERINGS, 5 score 16 points, the group's best. REPLACING is the one most people know.
The 8-letter words from CLAPPERINGS are led by CAPPINGS, CLAPPING and CRAPPING, 15 points each. CLEARING, PLEASING and CLIPPERS are the familiar ones.
The best of the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble CLAPPERINGS is CAPPING, 14 points; CAPPERS and CLAPPER on 13 follow. APPLIES, PLACING and SPACING are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CLAPPERINGS are led by CAPPER and PRECIP, 12 points each. PRICES, PLACES and PAPERS are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 5-letter words from CLAPPERINGS score 9 points. PRICE, PLACE and PAPER are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words in CLAPPERINGS; 33 of them share the top score of 8. PAGE, PICS and CLIP are everyday picks.
9 of 60 3-letter words made with CLAPPERINGS letters tie at 7 points; none scores more. CAN, CAR and AGE will look familiar.
Keep every letter of CLAPPERINGS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with CL · ending in GS · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PREPLACING (17 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CLAPPERINGS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAPPERINGS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 407) | 339 | 404 | 308 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 68 of them: CLAPPERINGS, CLAPPERING, CLAPPINGS, SCAPPLING, SCRIPPAGE, PAPERINGS, GRIPPLES, LAPPINGS, PEARCING, PREACING, RAPPINGS, REPPINGS and 56 more. Words With Friends* skips 28 of them: PELAGICS, PLACINGS, PRECIPS, CARSPIEL, GELCAPS, PACINGS, PALPING, PRECIP, PRESIGNAL, REPPING, CAPING, GELCAP and 16 more. Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 3 of them: LARPINGS, CRIPS and CRIP.