110 words come out when you unscramble JAPINGS, starting with JAPINGS itself: 17 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. JAPING is the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. 7 letters: 2 vowels and 5 consonants. JAPINGS as a single 7-tile play makes 67 in Scrabble, 17 plus the 50 bonus, and 57 in Words With Friends (22 + 35).
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from JAPINGS by length: 1 with 7 letters, 2 with 6, 12 with 5, 43 with 4, 40 with 3 and 12 with 2.
The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble JAPINGS are led by JAPS and JASP, 13 points each. SIGN, PAIN and GAIN are the familiar ones.
JAP scores highest among the 3-letter words from JAPINGS at 12 points, ahead of JAG and JIG on 11. GAS, SPA and PIN are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of JAPINGS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 7-letter words: starting with JA · ending in GS · all 7-letter words
The 7 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by JAPING (16 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts JAPINGS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAPINGS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 110) | 89 | 110 | 81 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: JAPINGS, JAPS, JASP, JAP, JAI, JA, SPAING, SPAG, SPAIN, SPINA, PAIS, GANS and 9 more, 21 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: AJIS, AJI, SIGNA, AGS, GIS, SIG, GI and SAN, 8 in all.