Unscramble CLAPPINGS and you have 245 words, CLAPPINGS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. CLAPPINGS has 1 anagram here, SCAPPLING, scoring 16 like CLAPPINGS itself. It has 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from CLAPPINGS by length: 2 with 9 letters, 8 with 8, 15 with 7, 26 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 14 with 2.
CAPPING scores highest among the 7-letter words from CLAPPINGS at 14 points, ahead of LAPPING and PACINGS on 12. PLACING, SCALING and SPACING are the ones most people know.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CLAPPINGS are led by CAPING and PACING, 11 points each. SIGNAL, PLAINS and SPINAL are the familiar ones.
17 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CLAPPINGS tie at 9 points; none scores more. PLANS, CLIPS and PLAIN will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words from CLAPPINGS, 14 score 8 points, the group's best. PLAN, PICS and PAIN are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words in CLAPPINGS, the top score is 7, reached by 6. CAN, GAS and PIC are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of CLAPPINGS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with CL · ending in GS · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CAPPINGS and CLAPPING (15 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: CLAPPINGS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAPPINGS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 245) | 212 | 245 | 189 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CLAPPINGS, SCAPPLING, LAPPINGS, SAPPLING, PANISC, CALPS, PLAPS, PLINGS, SCAPI, SPAING, CALP, CANGS and 21 more, 33 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PLACINGS, PACINGS, PALPING, CAPING, PLICAS, PIPAS, APPS, PIPA, APP, CIGS, LIPAS, PALIS and 11 more, 23 in all.