275 words come out when you unscramble OCCUPATING, starting with OCCUPATING itself: 17 in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, OCCUPANT and OUTPACING lead with 14 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from OCCUPATING by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 4 with 8, 17 with 7, 45 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
OUTPACING is the only one of the 9-letter words made with OCCUPATING letters; it scores 14 points.
CANOPIC and OCCIPUT are the top 7-letter words you get when you unscramble OCCUPATING, 13 points each. ACCOUNT, AUCTION and CAUTION will look familiar.
45 6-letter words from OCCUPATING; 5 of them share the top score of 11. ACTION, ACTING and COPING are everyday picks.
15 of 60 5-letter words in OCCUPATING tie at 9 points; none scores more. POINT, TOPIC and INPUT will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with OCCUPATING letters, 9 score 8 points, the group's best. PAIN, ICON and COAT are the ones most people know.
5 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble OCCUPATING tie at 7 points; none scores more. CAN, TOP and GOT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of OCCUPATING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with OC · ending in NG · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; OCCUPANT and OUTPACING (14 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
OCCUPATING is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCCUPATING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 275) | 209 | 275 | 194 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: OCCUPATING, ACUPOINT, CANTICO, PICONG, CATCON, CICUTA, COPITA, PONTIC, PUNCTO, TAPUING, ANGICO, APTING and 53 more, 65 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CANOPIC, CAPING, COTINGA, OCICAT, PUNCTA, CAPOT, COPI, CUNIT, GUAC, CIG, PTUI, APO and 4 more, 16 in all. Not in Scrabble US: CUNT.