Unscramble EXCHANGING and you have 169 words, EXCHANGING itself among them: it scores 24 in Scrabble and 28 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from EXCHANGING by length: 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 8, 3 with 7, 20 with 6, 32 with 5, 44 with 4, 47 with 3 and 19 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EXCHANGING, CHENIX leads with 18 points, then HEXING on 17 and AXENIC on 15. CHANGE, CANINE and AGEING are the familiar ones.
The best of the 5-letter words from EXCHANGING is XENIC, 14 points; AXING and EXING on 13 follow. CHINA, CHAIN and AGING are everyday picks.
NIXE tops the 4-letter words from EXCHANGING at 11 points; next come GACH on 10 and ACHE on 9. EACH, NICE and INCH will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words in EXCHANGING, HEX leads with 13 points, then AXE and NIX on 10. CAN, AGE and INN are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of EXCHANGING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with EX · ending in NG · all 10-letter words
EXCHANGING first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
EXCHANGING works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXCHANGING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 169) | 126 | 169 | 119 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. *Words With Friends' list can change.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CHENIX, GANCHING, CHIGGA, GANCH, CANEH, NACHE, ANIGH, EHING, HAGG, HANGI, NACH, ACH and 31 more, 43 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: GACHING, CHING, GINCH, GACH, INNAGE, GEAN and NEG, 7 in all.