292 words come out when you unscramble CLEAVINGS, starting with CLEAVINGS itself: 15 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. CLEAVING is the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CLEAVINGS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 30 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
Among the 7-letter words made with CLEAVINGS letters, CALVING, CAVINGS and VEGANIC tie for first at 13 points. LEAVING, LEASING and SCALING are everyday picks.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CLEAVINGS, CAVING leads with 12 points, then CALVES and CAVELS on 11. SAVING, GLANCE and CASING are the familiar ones.
10 of 60 5-letter words from CLEAVINGS tie at 10 points; none scores more. GIVEN, GIVES and LIVES will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with CLEAVINGS letters, 4 score 9 points, the group's best. SAVE, LIVE and GIVE are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CLEAVINGS, VAC leads with 8 points, then VAG and VEG on 7. CAN, AGE and GAS are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of CLEAVINGS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with CL · ending in GS · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CLEAVING (14 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CLEAVINGS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLEAVINGS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 292) | 243 | 292 | 221 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CLEAVINGS, VEGANIC, CLAVIES, INCAVES, CAVELS, CLAVIE, CLAVIS, INCAVE, SCLAVE, VALSING, ALGESIC, CANGLES and 37 more, 49 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: VEGAS, CLEGS, INCELS, LEVAS, LEVIS, VEGA, CIGS, CLEG, LEVS, NAVS, VINS, VLEI and 10 more, 22 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of CLEAVINGS and one more.