Unscramble EXPORTING and you have 261 words, EXPORTING itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, OXTERING, POXING and RETOXING lead with 16 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from EXPORTING split into 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 11 with 7, 42 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
The best of the 6-letter words from EXPORTING is POXING, 16 points; EXPORT and EXTIRP on 15 follow. REGION, IGNORE and ORIENT are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPORTING, EXING leads with 13 points, then NIXER and OXTER on 12. PRINT, POINT and TIGER are the familiar ones.
EXPO and PREX share the top score of 13 among the 4-letter words made with EXPORTING letters. NEXT, OPEN and PORT are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPORTING, PIX and POX tie for first at 12 points. GET, TOP and GOT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of EXPORTING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with EX · ending in NG · all 9-letter words
EXPORTING first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EXPORTING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPORTING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 261) | 203 | 261 | 187 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: OXTERING, RETOXING, EXTIRP, NITROX, OREXIN, GREX, NIXER, RETOX, EXO, NOX, TEX, TROPING and 46 more, 58 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: POXIER, EXING, OXER, PONGIER, TIX, PEROGI, REPOINT, PERNIO, PORIN, GITE, NEG, ORG and 4 more, 16 in all.