Unscramble EXPANDING to get 196 words. EXPANDING itself is a real word: 20 points on a Scrabble board, 24 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, EXPAND leads with 16 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from EXPANDING by length: 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 7, 23 with 6, 27 with 5, 59 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Among the 6-letter words in EXPANDING, EXPAND leads with 16 points, then PANGED and PINGED on 10. ENDING, GAINED and PINNED are the familiar ones.
27 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPANDING; 4 of them share the top score of 13. INDEX and ANNEX are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words from EXPANDING, APEX leads with 13 points, then AXED on 12 and NIXE on 11. PAGE, IDEA and PAID are the familiar ones.
Among the 3-letter words in EXPANDING, PAX and PIX tie for first at 12 points. END, AGE and INN are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of EXPANDING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with EX · ending in NG · all 9-letter words
The meaning of EXPANDING, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. EXPANDING is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPANDING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 196) | 153 | 196 | 141 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NEAPING, PEANING, NAPING, PANING, PENING, PINDAN, DAEING, GANNED, PIEND, DINNAE, EANING, PAND and 31 more, 43 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: EXING, XED, NAPED, INNAGE, PEDI, DEP, DENI, GEAN, DAN, NEG, DA and GI, 12 in all.