420 words come out when you unscramble CONFABULATING, starting with CONFABULATING itself: 21 in Scrabble, 28 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is OUTBALANCING, 17 points. 13 letters: 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CONFABULATING by length: 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 12, 9 with 10, 20 with 9, 53 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 36 with 2. None has 11 letters.
OUTBALANCING is the only one of the 12-letter words made with CONFABULATING letters; it scores 17 points.
The 10-letter words in CONFABULATING are led by CONFLATING, FABULATING and OUTFABLING, 16 points each. FUNCTIONAL is the familiar one.
20 9-letter words you get when you unscramble CONFABULATING; 4 of them share the top score of 15. BALANCING, BOTANICAL and CONTINUAL are everyday picks.
Among 53 8-letter words from CONFABULATING, the top score is 13, reached by 5. NATIONAL, FUNCTION and FLOATING are the familiar ones.
BIFOCAL and BIOFACT are the top 7-letter words you get when you unscramble CONFABULATING, 14 points each. CATALOG, COATING and BOATING will look familiar.
CONFAB scores highest among the 6-letter words from CONFABULATING at 13 points, ahead of BAGFUL and FACING on 12. ACTING, FACIAL and FALCON are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words in CONFABULATING; 8 of them share the top score of 10. FINAL, FAULT and BINGO are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with CONFABULATING letters, 17 score 9 points, the group's best. BLOG, CLUB and GIFT are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CONFABULATING; 5 of them share the top score of 8. BUT, BIG and ACT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of CONFABULATING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with CO · ending in NG · all 13-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by OUTBALANCING (17 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. CONFABULATING is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONFABULATING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 420) | 336 | 418 | 309 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
82 of the 420 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: OLFACTING, BIOFACT, BLANCOING, BUFOTALIN, FALCATION, AGFLATION, CALIFONT, BUNCING, BUTANOIC, CANULATION, GOLFIANA, OUTFLING and 70 more. 27 of the 420 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: FABULATING, CLAFOUTI, BALAFON, UNABATING, ANTIFOG, BOULTING, UNBALING, CONLANG, COTINGA, FACTA, FINCA, FOLIC and 15 more. 2 of the 420 answers are missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ALF and FI.