Unscramble EMBARRASSING and you have 410 words, EMBARRASSING itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, EMBARRINGS leads with 15 points. 12 letters: 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from EMBARRASSING by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 4 with 10, 17 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words made with EMBARRASSING letters: MISARRANGES, for 14 points.
The best of the 10-letter words in EMBARRASSING is EMBARRINGS, 15 points; BARGAINERS and MARGARINES on 13 follow.
The 9-letter words you get when you unscramble EMBARRASSING are led by AMBERGRIS, EMBARRING and MANGABIES, 14 points each. MARRIAGES and MARGARINE are the familiar ones.
9 of 60 8-letter words from EMBARRASSING tie at 13 points; none scores more. MARRIAGE, MANAGERS and SEMINARS will look familiar.
60 7-letter words made with EMBARRASSING letters; 11 of them share the top score of 12. MANAGER, BARGAIN and BEARING are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EMBARRASSING, the top score is 11, reached by 10. BEGINS, BRINGS and BEINGS are the familiar ones.
GAMBA, GAMBE and GAMBS are the top 5-letter words from EMBARRASSING, 10 points each. GAMES, BEING and BRING will look familiar.
GAMB scores highest among the 4-letter words in EMBARRASSING at 9 points, ahead of BAMS and BARM on 8. GAME, BAGS and BANG are the ones most people know.
The 3-letter words made with EMBARRASSING letters are led by BAM and MIB, 7 points each. BIG, MAN and MEN are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of EMBARRASSING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with EM · ending in NG · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; AMBERGRIS, EMBARRING and MANGABIES (14 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EMBARRASSING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMBARRASSING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 410) | 323 | 410 | 301 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 87 of them: EMBARRINGS, MISARRANGES, BEAMINGS, BERGAMAS, EMBASING, MISARRANGE, BERGAMA, BERRIGANS, EMBARRAS, MANBAGS, MIRBANES, ABEARING and 75 more. Words With Friends* skips 22 of them: BARMINESS, BEARGRASS, BERMING, BREGMAS, MINBARS, REBASING, AIRBAGS, AIRBASES, ARABISES, MANEBS, MINBAR, AIRBAG and 10 more.