357 words come out when you unscramble OBSOLESCING, starting with OBSOLESCING itself: 16 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. CONGLOBES is the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. The 11 letters split into 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from OBSOLESCING by length: 1 with 11 letters, 4 with 9, 29 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2. None has 10 letters.
CONGLOBE scores highest among the 8-letter words in OBSOLESCING at 13 points, ahead of BINOCLES and SCOOBIES on 12. CONSOLES, BLESSING and COLONIES are the ones most people know.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble OBSOLESCING, BECLOGS leads with 12 points, then BINOCLE and BOSONIC on 11. CLOSING, CONSOLE and COOLING are the familiar ones.
The best of the 6-letter words from OBSOLESCING is BECLOG, 11 points; BINOCS and BONCES on 10 follow. BEGINS, BELONG and BEINGS are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words made with OBSOLESCING letters, the top score is 9, reached by 5. BEING, BLOGS and BEGIN are the familiar ones.
BICE, BLOC and COBS are the top 4-letter words you get when you unscramble OBSOLESCING, 8 points each. BLOG, COOL and BONE will look familiar.
COB scores highest among the 3-letter words from OBSOLESCING at 7 points, ahead of BEG and BIG on 6. LOG, BIN and ICE are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of OBSOLESCING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with OB · ending in NG · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CONGLOBES (14 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
OBSOLESCING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OBSOLESCING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 357) | 279 | 356 | 240 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
78 of the 357 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BESOGNIOS, SCOOBIES, BESOGNIO, COOLINGS, INGLOBES, BESINGS, BINGLES, BOOINGS, BOOLING, BOOSING, CLOISONS, CONSEILS and 66 more. 39 of the 357 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: BOSONIC, COLBIES, EBONICS, ECLOSING, NOCEBOS, BIGOSES, BINGOES, BONCES, BOONLESS, NOCEBO, OSSICONE, BLINGS and 27 more. 1 of the 357 answers is missing from Scrabble UK: COOLIES.