279 words come out when you unscramble DISSIPATING, starting with DISSIPATING itself: 15 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. The best shorter words score 11: 5 of them, PASTINGS, PIDGINS and SANDPITS included. The 11 letters split into 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from DISSIPATING by length: 1 with 11 letters, 6 with 8, 23 with 7, 49 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2. None has 10 or 9 letters.
Among the 7-letter words in DISSIPATING, PIDGINS and SPADING tie for first at 11 points. PASSING, PIANIST and PASTING are everyday picks.
PIDGIN scores highest among the 6-letter words from DISSIPATING at 10 points, ahead of APTING and DIPSAS on 9. DATING, STANDS and ASSIGN are the ones most people know.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DISSIPATING, the top score is 8, reached by 10. PAINT, GIANT and PANTS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words in DISSIPATING, 14 score 7 points, the group's best. PAST, TIPS and PAID are the ones most people know.
6 of 60 3-letter words made with DISSIPATING letters tie at 6 points; none scores more. GAS, ADS and AID will look familiar.
These 3 words have the length of DISSIPATING, with one letter different:
More 11-letter words: starting with DI · ending in NG · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by PASTINGS, PIDGINS, SANDPITS, SANDSPIT and SPADING (11 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DISSIPATING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISSIPATING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 279) | 237 | 279 | 221 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SPAINGS, APTING, SPAING, SPANGS, DITING, PANDS, SISTING, SITINGS, SPAGS, SPAINS, SPINAS, STIPAS and 30 more, 42 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PASTINGS, SANDSPIT, TAPINGS, DATINGS, ATIGIS, PIANI, TASING, ATIGI, PST, AGS, DAN, DAS and 4 more, 16 in all.