Unscramble PERIPHRASING to get 405 words. PERIPHRASING itself is a real word: 20 points on a Scrabble board, 23 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, PRESHAPING and RESHIPPING lead with 18 points. It has 12 letters, 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PERIPHRASING by length: 1 with 12 letters, 7 with 10, 16 with 9, 55 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2. None has 11 letters.
The 10-letter words made with PERIPHRASING letters are led by PRESHAPING and RESHIPPING, 18 points each.
The best of the 9-letter words in PERIPHRASING is EPIGRAPHS, 17 points; HAIRGRIPS and PERISHING on 15 follow. PREPARING and REPAIRING are everyday picks.
The 8-letter words from PERIPHRASING are led by EPIGRAPH, HIPPINGS and SHIPPING, 16 points each. EARRINGS, HEARINGS and SAPPHIRE are the familiar ones.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble PERIPHRASING, HAPPING and HIPPING tie for first at 15 points. PERHAPS, HEARING and HAPPENS are everyday picks.
6 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PERIPHRASING tie at 13 points; none scores more. PAPERS, HAPPEN and PHRASE will look familiar.
HAPPI scores highest among the 5-letter words from PERIPHRASING at 12 points, ahead of GRAPH and PEGHS on 11. PAPER, PHASE and SHAPE are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words in PERIPHRASING is PEGH, 10 points; EPHA and HAPS on 9 follow. SHIP, HAIR and HEAR are everyday picks.
Of the 60 3-letter words made with PERIPHRASING letters, 6 score 8 points, the group's best. HAS, SPA and HIP are the ones most people know.
These 2 words have the length of PERIPHRASING, with one letter different:
More 12-letter words: starting with PE · ending in NG · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by PRESHAPING and RESHIPPING (18 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PERIPHRASING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERIPHRASING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 405) | 326 | 405 | 301 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
79 of the 405 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PERIPHRASING, HIPPINGS, RANGERSHIP, HAPPIES, HIPPENS, HIPPINS, PAPERINGS, SHIPPIE, HESPING, HIPPEN, HIPPIN, PARISHEN and 67 more. 25 of the 405 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: HAIRGRIPS, HAIRGRIP, PRESHIP, GARNISHER, HAPPIS, HANGRIER, HAPPI, RAPPINIS, REPPING, PHASER, PISHER, AHING and 13 more.