Unscramble INITIALISING and you have 268 words, INITIALISING itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, INITIALING and LATINISING lead with 11 points. It has 12 letters, 6 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from INITIALISING split into 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 10, 1 with 9, 13 with 8, 27 with 7, 36 with 6, 57 with 5, 60 with 4, 54 with 3 and 17 with 2. None has 11 letters.
All 2 of the 10-letter words in INITIALISING score 11 points.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with INITIALISING letters: SAINTLING, for 10 points.
Of the 13 8-letter words you get when you unscramble INITIALISING, 12 score 9 points, the group's best. STAINING, INITIALS and INSIGNIA are the ones most people know.
25 of 27 7-letter words from INITIALISING tie at 8 points; none scores more. LISTING, INITIAL and SAILING will look familiar.
Of the 36 6-letter words from INITIALISING, 31 score 7 points, the group's best. SIGNAL, GIANTS and LINING are the ones most people know.
57 5-letter words in INITIALISING; 33 of them share the top score of 6. SAINT, GIANT and GAINS are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with INITIALISING letters, 36 score 5 points, the group's best. LAST, SIGN and ANTI are the ones most people know.
54 3-letter words you get when you unscramble INITIALISING; 16 of them share the top score of 4. ITS, GAS and SAT are everyday picks.
These 2 words have the length of INITIALISING, with one letter different:
More 12-letter words: starting with IN · ending in NG · all 12-letter words
What INITIALISING means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept INITIALISING, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INITIALISING itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 268) | 213 | 268 | 195 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LATINISING, SAINTLING, INISLING, LINTINGS, NAILINGS, TANLINGS, AISLING, ANGLIST, STILING, TANLING, INGANS, LITING and 43 more, 55 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: INITIALISING, SATINING, LIGNANS, LINTING, ATIGIS, LIGNAN, TASING, ATIGI, SIGLA, SIGNA, TIANS, AGS and 6 more, 18 in all.