292 words come out when you unscramble IMPLICATING, starting with IMPLICATING itself: 18 in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends. IMPACTING is the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. The 11 letters split into 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from IMPLICATING by length: 1 with 11 letters, 4 with 9, 14 with 8, 27 with 7, 48 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2. None has 10 letters.
The 8-letter words made with IMPLICATING letters are led by CAMPLING and CLAMPING, 15 points each. LIMITING, CLAIMING and IMPLICIT are the familiar ones.
CAMPING tops the 7-letter words from IMPLICATING at 14 points; next come CALMING and CLIPING on 12. MAILING, INITIAL and PLACING will look familiar.
IMPACT scores highest among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble IMPLICATING at 12 points, ahead of AMPING and CAPING on 11. ACTING, TIMING and ITALIC are the ones most people know.
CAMPI and CLAMP are the top 5-letter words you get when you unscramble IMPLICATING, 11 points each. PLANT, CLAIM and LIMIT will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words from IMPLICATING, CAMP leads with 10 points, then GAMP and GIMP on 9. MAIL, MAIN and MINI are the familiar ones.
10 of 60 3-letter words in IMPLICATING tie at 7 points; none scores more. CAN, MAP and MAN will look familiar.
Trade one tile of IMPLICATING for another and you can spell these 4 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with IM · ending in NG · all 11-letter words
The 7 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by IMPACTING (16 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept IMPLICATING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMPLICATING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 292) | 254 | 292 | 238 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 38 of them: CAMPLING, CLIMATING, IMPLATING, PALMITIC, PLICATING, MALICING, MICATING, CLIPING, PIGMAN, ALGINIC, PAINIM, PLACIT and 26 more. Words With Friends* skips 16 of them: AMPING, CAPING, GLAMP, MILING, CAMI, GLAM, MIC, PIANI, ATIGI, CIG, CLIT, LIPA and 4 more.