Unscramble EVAPORATING and you have 364 words, EVAPORATING itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. OVERPAINT, REPAVING and VAPORING are the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. 11 letters: 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from EVAPORATING by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 7 with 9, 22 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words in EVAPORATING: PARAGONITE, for 13 points.
The 8-letter words from EVAPORATING are led by REPAVING and VAPORING, 14 points each. NAVIGATE is the familiar one.
PERVING, PREVING and PROVING are the top 7-letter words you get when you unscramble EVAPORATING, 13 points each. PRIVATE, VINTAGE and POINTER will look familiar.
PAVAGE, PAVING and VAPING share the top score of 12 among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EVAPORATING. NATIVE, VOTING and PROVEN are the ones most people know.
13 of 60 5-letter words from EVAPORATING tie at 10 points; none scores more. GIVEN, PROVE and GROVE will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words in EVAPORATING, the top score is 9, reached by 4. PAGE, OVER and GIVE are the familiar ones.
PAV tops the 3-letter words made with EVAPORATING letters at 8 points; next come GOV and VAG on 7. PRO, VAN and PET will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of EVAPORATING, with one letter different:
More 11-letter words: starting with EV · ending in NG · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; OVERPAINT, REPAVING and VAPORING (14 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EVAPORATING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVAPORATING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 364) | 286 | 363 | 264 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
77 of the 364 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EVAGATION, PARAGONITE, PERVING, PREVING, PROVIANT, PAVAGE, PIGNORATE, PIVOTER, PROVANT, PROVINE, TAVERING, OVATING and 65 more. 22 of the 364 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: OVERPAINT, VAPING, PINOTAGE, PERVO, PONGIER, VAPER, VIRGAE, ENVIRO, NOVATE, PEROGI, PERV, VAPE and 10 more. 1 of the 364 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: VON.