Unscramble IMPOSINGNESS and you have 367 words, IMPOSINGNESS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, EPIGONISMS leads with 15 points. It has 12 letters, 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from IMPOSINGNESS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 3 with 10, 10 with 9, 29 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2. None has 11 letters.
Among the 10-letter words made with IMPOSINGNESS letters, EPIGONISMS leads with 15 points, then MISSENSING and SPONGINESS on 13.
EPIGONISM scores highest among the 9-letter words in IMPOSINGNESS at 14 points, ahead of MISPOISES on 13 and MINGINESS on 12. EMISSIONS is the one most people know.
Among the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble IMPOSINGNESS, IMPINGES, IMPONING and IMPOSING tie for first at 13 points. EMISSION, MISSIONS and OPENINGS are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words from IMPOSINGNESS, the top score is 12, reached by 4. MISSION, MISSING and OPENING are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words made with IMPOSINGNESS letters, 4 score 11 points, the group's best. MINING, POSING and GOSSIP are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble IMPOSINGNESS, GIMPS leads with 10 points, then IMPIS and MOPES on 9. OPENS, POEMS and GNOME are the familiar ones.
GIMP tops the 4-letter words from IMPOSINGNESS at 9 points; next come IMPI and IMPS on 8. OPEN, MINI and MISS will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words in IMPOSINGNESS, IMP, MOP and POM tie for first at 7 points. MEN, INN and PIN are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of IMPOSINGNESS but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; IMPINGES, IMPONING, IMPOSING, MISPOISES and SPONGINESS (13 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
IMPOSINGNESS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMPOSINGNESS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 367) | 292 | 367 | 260 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
75 of the 367 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: IMPOSINGNESS, MISSENSING, SPONSINGS, IGNOMIES, MOPSIES, PIGMEN, PIGSNIES, PIONINGS, SIMONISES, SINOPISES, SPONSING, ESSOINING and 63 more. 32 of the 367 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: EMPINGS, MINGINESS, MOPINESS, EMPING, GEOSMINS, SNIPINGS, GEOSMIN, MIOSISES, PENSIONI, PIEINGS, PINGOES, SEININGS and 20 more.