Unscramble GAUNTING and you have 103 words, GAUNTING itself among them: it scores 10 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, GANTING, TANGING and UNAGING lead with 9 points. 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from GAUNTING by length: 1 with 8 letters, 4 with 7, 6 with 6, 11 with 5, 29 with 4, 37 with 3 and 15 with 2.
Keep every letter of GAUNTING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with GA · ending in NG · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; TANGING and UNAGING (9 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts GAUNTING, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAUNTING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 103) | 71 | 103 | 66 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 32 of them: GAUNTING, GANTING, TANGUN, UNGAG, UNGAIN, AGUTI, GING, GUGA, GUNG, INGAN, NGATI, TANGI and 20 more. Words With Friends* skips 5 of them: IGG, NUG, TIAN, GI and UNI.