350 words come out when you unscramble FORWARDINGS, starting with FORWARDINGS itself: 19 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, FORWARDING leads with 18 points. The 11 letters split into 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from FORWARDINGS split into 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 10, 2 with 9, 20 with 8, 54 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2.
The best of the 10-letter words in FORWARDINGS is FORWARDING, 18 points; FARROWINGS on 17 follows.
DWARFING tops the 8-letter words from FORWARDINGS at 16 points; next come FORWARDS and FROWARDS on 15. DRAWINGS and GARRISON will look familiar.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble FORWARDINGS, FORWARD, FROWARD and SOWFING tie for first at 14 points. DRAWING, DRAGONS and WORDING are everyday picks.
DWARFS scores highest among the 6-letter words made with FORWARDINGS letters at 13 points, ahead of FARROW and FROWNS on 12. NARROW, DRAGON and ARROWS are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble FORWARDINGS, DWARF and GOWFS tie for first at 12 points. FINDS, DRAWN and GROWN are everyday picks.
DOWF and GOWF share the top score of 11 among the 4-letter words from FORWARDINGS. FIND, DOWN and WORD are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words in FORWARDINGS, FAW and WOF tie for first at 9 points. WAS, NOW and OWN are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of FORWARDINGS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with FO · ending in GS · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; FORWARDING (18 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
FORWARDINGS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORWARDINGS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 350) | 253 | 349 | 240 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 96 of them: FORWARDINGS, FROWARDS, SWARFING, FORWARNS, SOWFING, FARDINGS, FORWARN, SWORDING, WARDINGS, DISGOWN, GOWFS, NORWARDS and 84 more. Words With Friends* skips 13 of them: FARROWINGS, FARROS, DIFS, DINGOS, DONAIRS, GIFS, AFRO, DIF, GIF, AGS, DA, GI and 1 more. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: FI.