Unscramble NEGATIVING and you have 216 words, NEGATIVING itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from NEGATIVING by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 6 with 8, 17 with 7, 30 with 6, 27 with 5, 60 with 4, 58 with 3 and 16 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with NEGATIVING letters: VINTAGING, for 14 points.
The 7-letter words you get when you unscramble NEGATIVING are led by GINGIVA and VENGING, 12 points each. VINTAGE, GAINING and ANTIGEN are the familiar ones.
GIVING tops the 6-letter words from NEGATIVING at 11 points; next come EAVING and VINING on 10. NATIVE, EATING and INVITE will look familiar.
6 of 60 4-letter words in NEGATIVING tie at 8 points; none scores more. GIVE, ANTI and GAVE will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words made with NEGATIVING letters, VAG, VEG and VIG tie for first at 7 points. GET, AGE and NET are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of NEGATIVING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with NE · ending in NG · all 10-letter words
What NEGATIVING means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept NEGATIVING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEGATIVING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 216) | 165 | 216 | 150 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: VINTAGING, INNATIVE, VINTING, EAVING, INVENIT, GANTING, GEITING, VIENNA, AVINE, EANING, GINGE, INGINE and 39 more, 51 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: VIGIA, VEGA, INNAGE, TAGINE, ATIGI, NAV, TEGG, VIN, GEAN, GITE, IGG, INNIE and 3 more, 15 in all.
This word takes every letter of NEGATIVING plus a single extra one.