Unscramble IMPETIGINES to get 306 words. IMPETIGINES itself is a real word: 16 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. 6 shorter words score 13, among them PIGMENTS, IMPINGES and EMPTINGS. 11 letters: 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from IMPETIGINES split into 1 with 11 letters, 4 with 9, 12 with 8, 39 with 7, 52 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2. None has 10 letters.
7 of 39 7-letter words you get when you unscramble IMPETIGINES tie at 12 points; none scores more. MEETING, SEGMENT and PIGMENT will look familiar.
EMPING, IMPING and PIGMEN share the top score of 11 among the 6-letter words from IMPETIGINES. SEEING, TIMING and PEEING are the ones most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words made with IMPETIGINES letters is GIMPS, 10 points; EMPTS and IMPIS on 9 follow. ITEMS, SPENT and MEETS are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble IMPETIGINES, GIMP leads with 9 points, then EMPT and IMPI on 8. ITEM, MEET and MINI are the familiar ones.
IMP tops the 3-letter words from IMPETIGINES at 7 points; next come GEM and GIP on 6. SEE, GET and ITS will look familiar.
Keep every letter of IMPETIGINES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with IM · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; EMPTINGS, GIMPIEST, IMPIETIES, IMPINGES and PIGMENTS (13 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: IMPETIGINES is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMPETIGINES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 306) | 231 | 306 | 213 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: IMPETIGINES, TEMPINGS, EMPTING, SEPIMENT, GEMINIES, PIGMEN, PIMENTS, STEEMING, IMPIES, PIEMEN, PIGSNIE, PIMENT and 63 more, 75 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: EMPINGS, EPIGENIST, EMPING, PIEINGS, MIPS, MEGS, STINGE, TENGES, MEG, TENESI, MES, PST and 6 more, 18 in all.