Unscramble FASTENING to get 312 words. FASTENING itself is a real word: 13 points on a Scrabble board, 16 in Words With Friends. FEASTING is the best of the shorter words, at 12 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 FASTENING split into 1 with 9 letters, 5 with 8, 40 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
40 7-letter words made with FASTENING letters; 6 of them share the top score of 11. SEATING, INFANTS and ANTIGEN are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words from FASTENING, the top score is 10, reached by 8. AGENTS, EATING and INFANT are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble FASTENING tie at 9 points; none scores more. GIFTS, AGENT and STAGE will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words made with FASTENING letters, the top score is 8, reached by 6. GIFT, FAST and FINE are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble FASTENING tie at 7 points; none scores more. GET, AGE and GAS will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of FASTENING, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with FA · ending in NG · all 9-letter words
The meaning of FASTENING, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept FASTENING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FASTENING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 312) | 230 | 311 | 199 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 81 of them: FEATING, FINGANS, ENFANTS, FAINNES, FANSITE, FINGAN, NAIFEST, SAFING, ENFANT, FAINES, FAINNE, FASTIE and 69 more. Words With Friends* skips 31 of them: FENINGA, FENINGS, FENING, FESTA, FINNA, GENISTA, GIFS, INNAGES, TAGINES, FEST, GIF, INNAGE and 19 more. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: FI.
These 2 words take every letter of FASTENING plus a single extra one.