Unscramble DISPENSING and you have 271 words, DISPENSING itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. It has 10 letters, 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from DISPENSING by length: 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 9, 11 with 8, 31 with 7, 48 with 6, 54 with 5, 60 with 4, 50 with 3 and 13 with 2.
GIPSIED, PENDING and PIDGINS are the top 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DISPENSING, 11 points each. DESIGNS, SENDING and SENSING will look familiar.
PIDGIN and PINGED share the top score of 10 among the 6-letter words from DISPENSING. DESIGN, INSIDE and ENDING are the ones most people know.
11 of 54 5-letter words from DISPENSING tie at 8 points; none scores more. SIGNS, SPEND and SIDES will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words in DISPENSING, the top score is 7, reached by 11. SEND, SIDE and ENDS are the familiar ones.
6 of 50 3-letter words made with DISPENSING letters tie at 6 points; none scores more. END, INN and DIE will look familiar.
Keep every letter of DISPENSING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with DI · ending in NG · all 10-letter words
What DISPENSING means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DISPENSING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISPENSING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 271) | 213 | 271 | 193 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SPENDINGS, PIGSNIES, DESINING, GIPSENS, PIGSNIE, SDEINING, SENDINGS, SINDINGS, GIPSEN, NIDINGS, PENING, PIENDS and 46 more, 58 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SNIPINGS, PIEINGS, DININGS, SEININGS, PEDIS, DEPS, PEDI, DEP, DESIS, INNIES, SEPS, DENI and 8 more, 20 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of DISPENSING and one more.