Unscramble DANCINGS and you have 147 words, DANCINGS itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, DANCING leads with 11 points. 8 letters: 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
D2A1N12C34I1N12G23S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DANCINGS by length: 1 with 8 letters, 3 with 7, 6 with 6, 20 with 5, 60 with 4, 44 with 3 and 13 with 2.
11 of 60 4-letter words from DANCINGS tie at 7 points; none scores more. SAID, SIGN and DISC will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of DANCINGS, with one letter different:
More 8-letter words: starting with DA · ending in GS · all 8-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DANCING (11 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts DANCINGS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANCINGS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 147) | 108 | 147 | 94 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
39 of the 147 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DANCINGS, CANGS, SCAND, CAGS, CANG, CANNS, CIDS, GAIDS, INGANS, CAG, CANN, CID and 27 more. 14 of the 147 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CANINGS, CNIDA, CIGS, CIG, SIGNA, DANS, AGS, DAN, DAS, GIS, SIG, DA and 2 more.
This word takes every letter of DANCINGS plus a single extra one.