286 words come out when you unscramble GATHERING, starting with GATHERING itself: 14 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 14 points: NIGHTGEAR. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from GATHERING split into 2 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 18 with 7, 59 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
THIGGER tops the 7-letter words from GATHERING at 12 points; next come GAHNITE and HEARING on 11. HEATING, GRANITE and TEARING will look familiar.
59 6-letter words you get when you unscramble GATHERING; 17 of them share the top score of 10. RATING, EATING and RETAIN are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words from GATHERING, GIGHE leads with 10 points, then AHING and AIGHT on 9. GREAT, RIGHT and NIGHT are the familiar ones.
HAGG tops the 4-letter words in GATHERING at 9 points; next come ARGH and GATH on 8. THEN, HAIR and HEAR will look familiar.
GHI and HAG share the top score of 7 among the 3-letter words made with GATHERING letters. ARE, GET and ART are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of GATHERING for another and you can spell these 6 words:
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GATHERING first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. GATHERING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GATHERING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 286) | 226 | 286 | 210 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
60 of the 286 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NIGHTGEAR, THIGGER, RIGHTEN, ANIGHT, GRAITH, HETING, HIRAGE, RAHING, THRANG, AIGHT, ANIGH, EHING and 48 more. 16 of the 286 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: THERIAN, AHING, THANG, ARGH, HAINT, TAGINE, AHI, GATER, RAGG, TEGG, AREG, GEAN and 4 more.
These 2 words take every letter of GATHERING plus a single extra one.