Unscramble PASTORING and you have 333 words, PASTORING itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 12 points: ASPORTING. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PASTORING by length: 2 with 9 letters, 7 with 8, 56 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
21 of 56 7-letter words from PASTORING tie at 10 points; none scores more. RATINGS, POSTING and SORTING will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PASTORING, 26 score 9 points, the group's best. POINTS, SPRING and PRINTS are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words in PASTORING; 26 of them share the top score of 8. POINT, PARTS and PAINT are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words made with PASTORING letters, the top score is 7, reached by 13. POST, PART and PAST are the familiar ones.
GAP, GIP and PIG are the top 3-letter words you get when you unscramble PASTORING, 6 points each. TOP, GOT and PRO will look familiar.
Trade one tile of PASTORING for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with PA · ending in NG · all 9-letter words
What PASTORING means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PASTORING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PASTORING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 333) | 273 | 333 | 252 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ASPORTING, PRATINGS, TRAPSING, PORANGI, PROIGNS, TRAPING, TROPING, AIRSTOP, APTING, GRAIPS, IGAPOS, PAGRIS and 48 more, 60 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ROPINGS, TAPINGS, ORGIAST, PORINS, SPROG, INSPO, PORIN, APOS, OPAS, APO, OPA, POS and 9 more, 21 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of PASTORING and one more.