Unscramble ENTERTAINING to get 376 words. ENTERTAINING itself is a real word: 13 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 13 points: INTENERATING. 4 shorter words score 11, among them ENTRAINING, ENTREATING and INTREATING. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from ENTERTAINING split into 2 with 12 letters, 4 with 10, 21 with 9, 29 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2. None has 11 letters.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
The 12-letter words in ENTERTAINING are 2: ENTERTAINING itself and 1 anagram, INTENERATING. Each scores 13 points.
Every one of the 4 10-letter words made with ENTERTAINING letters scores 11.
Among 21 9-letter words from ENTERTAINING, the top score is 10, reached by 17. INTEGRATE, RETAINING and ENTERTAIN are the familiar ones.
Of the 29 8-letter words you get when you unscramble ENTERTAINING, 22 score 9 points, the group's best. INTERNET, TRAINING and ENTERING are the ones most people know.
Among 60 7-letter words made with ENTERTAINING letters, the top score is 8, reached by 57. INTEGER, EARNING and GRANITE are the familiar ones.
54 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble ENTERTAINING tie at 7 points; none scores more. RATING, ENGINE and ENTIRE will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from ENTERTAINING, 48 score 6 points, the group's best. GREAT, RANGE and GREEN are the ones most people know.
49 of 60 4-letter words in ENTERTAINING tie at 5 points; none scores more. ANTI, RING and GEAR will look familiar.
60 3-letter words made with ENTERTAINING letters; 23 of them share the top score of 4. ARE, GET and ART are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of ENTERTAINING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with EN · ending in NG · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by ENTRAINING, ENTREATING and INTREATING (11 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept ENTERTAINING, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENTERTAINING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 376) | 287 | 376 | 268 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. *Words With Friends' list can change.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 89 of them: INTRIGANTE, GRANITITE, AEGIRINE, AEGIRITE, ARETTING, ENARGITE, GENERANT, NENNIGAI, NITRATINE, TRANTING, AIRNING, ENGINER and 77 more. Words With Friends* skips 19 of them: INTEGRANT, INTEGRIN, RETIEING, RINGETTE, INTRANET, ARTIGI, ATTING, INNAGE, TAGINE, ATIGI, GATER, REGIE and 7 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of ENTERTAINING and one more.