290 words come out when you unscramble DARKENING, starting with DARKENING itself: 15 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from DARKENING by length: 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 8, 26 with 7, 58 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
DARKING scores highest among the 7-letter words made with DARKENING letters at 13 points, ahead of KERNING and NARKING on 12. READING, RANKING and EARNING are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DARKENING, DEKING, GANKED and KINGED tie for first at 12 points. GARDEN, ENDING and DINNER are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words from DARKENING, KIDGE leads with 11 points, then AKING and ARKED on 10. GRAND, GRADE and NAKED are the familiar ones.
18 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DARKENING tie at 9 points; none scores more. KING, KIND and DARK will look familiar.
Among 60 3-letter words from DARKENING, the top score is 8, reached by 5. END, AIR and RED are the familiar ones.
These 6 words have the length of DARKENING, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with DA · ending in NG · all 9-letter words
DARKENING first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DARKENING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DARKENING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 290) | 197 | 290 | 185 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 93 of them: DAKERING, REAKING, ARKING, DINKER, KAEING, KIDGE, KINRED, RAIKED, REKING, RINKED, AKING, ARKED and 81 more. Words With Friends* skips 12 of them: GANKED, KINDA, GANK, KRAI, DENARI, INNAGE, DENAR, KI, DAN, NEG, DA and GI.