286 words come out when you unscramble OBSERVING, starting with OBSERVING itself: 15 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, VERBINGS leads with 14 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from OBSERVING by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 21 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
Among the 7-letter words in OBSERVING, OVERBIG and VERBING tie for first at 13 points. VERSION, SERVING and REGIONS are everyday picks.
BEVORS, BOVINE and BREVIS share the top score of 11 among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble OBSERVING. REGION, BEGINS and BRINGS are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words from OBSERVING, BEVOR, VERBS and VIBES tie for first at 10 points. BEING, GIVEN and BRING are everyday picks.
4 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble OBSERVING tie at 9 points; none scores more. OVER, GIVE and BORN will look familiar.
60 3-letter words from OBSERVING; 4 of them share the top score of 7. BIG, BIN and ROB are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of OBSERVING for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with OB · ending in NG · all 9-letter words
What OBSERVING means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept OBSERVING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OBSERVING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 286) | 223 | 285 | 197 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
62 of the 286 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: VERBINGS, BREVIS, ROBINGS, VIRGES, VOGIER, BESING, GREBOS, OBSIGN, OBVS, VEGOS, VIBS, VINERS and 50 more. 26 of the 286 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: VERBING, BINGOES, ENVIROS, BOINGS, ENVIRO, VERSIN, BIGOS, BINERS, BIOGS, VOGS, BINER, BING and 14 more. 1 of the 286 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: VON.