Unscramble EMPERISHING to get 353 words. EMPERISHING itself is a real word: 19 points on a Scrabble board, 22 in Words With Friends. SHRIMPING is the best of the shorter words, at 17 points. 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.
Counting the words from EMPERISHING by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 6 with 9, 25 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
There is a single one of the 10-letter words made with EMPERISHING letters: EMPERISING, 15 points.
The 8-letter words you get when you unscramble EMPERISHING are led by EMPERISH, NEPHRISM and PHRENISM, 15 points each. REGIMENS and GREENISH are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 7-letter words from EMPERISHING tie at 14 points; none scores more. PREMISE, REGIMES and EMPIRES will look familiar.
Among 60 6-letter words in EMPERISHING, the top score is 13, reached by 5. EMPIRE, HIRING and SPHERE are the familiar ones.
The best of the 5-letter words made with EMPERISHING letters is HEMPS, 12 points; PEGHS on 11 and GIMPS on 10 follow. PRIME, SHEEP and MERGE are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble EMPERISHING, HEMP leads with 11 points, then PEGH on 10 and GIMP on 9. HERE, SHIP and HIRE are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 3-letter words from EMPERISHING, 7 score 8 points, the group's best. MEN, HIP and PIN are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of EMPERISHING for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with EM · ending in NG · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by SHRIMPING (17 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts EMPERISHING, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMPERISHING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 353) | 269 | 352 | 247 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
83 of the 353 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EMPERISHING, EMPERISH, EMPERISING, PHRENISM, HEMPIES, PHEESING, HESPING, PHESING, SHIREMEN, RIEMPIES, GEMINIES, HIRINGS and 71 more. 22 of the 353 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SHMEERING, EMPINGS, EMPING, PISHER, RHEMES, SHMEER, HENGES, MENSH, PIEINGS, RHEME, EMERGS, HENGE and 10 more. 1 of the 353 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: HEMI.