Unscramble OBFUSCATING and you have 363 words, OBFUSCATING itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from OBFUSCATING by length: 1 with 11 letters, 3 with 9, 21 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 38 with 2. None has 10 letters.
BIOFACTS tops the 8-letter words in OBFUSCATING at 15 points; next come FOCUSING on 14 and FACTIONS on 13. AUCTIONS, COATINGS and SCOUTING will look familiar.
Among the 7-letter words from OBFUSCATING, BIOFACT and CONFABS tie for first at 14 points. AUCTION, ACTIONS and CAUSING are everyday picks.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble OBFUSCATING, CONFAB leads with 13 points, then FACING and FUNGIC on 12. ACTING, CABINS and CASING are the familiar ones.
12 of 60 5-letter words in OBFUSCATING tie at 10 points; none scores more. GIFTS, BASIC and FOCUS will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with OBFUSCATING letters, 18 score 9 points, the group's best. GIFT, FAST and FACT are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble OBFUSCATING; 5 of them share the top score of 8. CAN, BUT and BIG are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of OBFUSCATING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with OB · ending in NG · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by OUTFACING (15 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
OBFUSCATING works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OBFUSCATING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 363) | 280 | 362 | 254 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 82 of them: BIOFACTS, BIOFACT, SUBACTING, SUBACTION, BOTANICS, BUTANOIC, UNFACTS, BOSTANGI, FACTIS, FANSUB, FASCIO, FAUTING and 70 more. Words With Friends* skips 26 of them: SCUBAING, ANTIFOG, COTINGAS, FINCAS, COTINGA, FAUNIST, FINCA, FUNGOS, SABICU, BANCS, BOINGS, CAFS and 14 more. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: FI.