Unscramble INTERESSING and you have 386 words, INTERESSING itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from INTERESSING by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 10, 19 with 9, 51 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 58 with 3 and 15 with 2.
All 2 of the 10-letter words made with INTERESSING letters score 11 points.
Among 19 9-letter words in INTERESSING, the top score is 10, reached by 16. INSERTING and RESISTING are the familiar ones.
51 8-letter words from INTERESSING; 35 of them share the top score of 9. ENTERING, STEERING and INTEGERS are everyday picks.
The 7-letter words you get when you unscramble INTERESSING come to 60, each scoring 8 points. ENGINES, INTEGER and STRINGS are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble INTERESSING score 7 points. ENGINE, STRING and SEEING are the ones most people know.
55 of 60 5-letter words from INTERESSING tie at 6 points; none scores more. ENTER, GREEN and SIGNS will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words in INTERESSING, the top score is 5, reached by 43. SIGN, RING and GETS are the familiar ones.
58 3-letter words made with INTERESSING letters; 18 of them share the top score of 4. SEE, GET and ITS are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of INTERESSING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with IN · ending in NG · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ETERNISING (11 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
INTERESSING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERESSING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 386) | 280 | 386 | 250 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: INTERESSING, ENTERINGS, GINNERIES, SNEERINGS, STEENINGS, STEININGS, STREIGNES, ENGINERS, GIRNIEST, INGENERS, NESTINGS, REISTING and 94 more, 106 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: GENISTEINS, GENISTEIN, INTEGRINS, STEERINGS, INTEGRIN, RESINIEST, RETIEING, SEININGS, TRESSING, STINGES, REGIES, STINGE and 18 more, 30 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of INTERESSING and one more.