Unscramble PORTRAYING and you have 296 words, PORTRAYING itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PORTRAYING by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 5 with 8, 26 with 7, 55 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
PRAYING and YORPING share the top score of 13 among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble PORTRAYING. AIRPORT, ROARING and PORTING are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words from PORTRAYING, PAYING, PRYING and TYPING tie for first at 12 points. RATING, TRYING and ROTARY are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PORTRAYING, the top score is 11, reached by 5. PARTY, ANGRY and PANTY are the familiar ones.
GAPY, GYPO and POGY are the top 4-letter words from PORTRAYING, 10 points each. GRAY, TINY and YOGA will look familiar.
The best of the 3-letter words in PORTRAYING is GYP, 9 points; PAY and PRY on 8 follow. ANY, TOP and GAY are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of PORTRAYING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with PO · ending in NG · all 10-letter words
PORTRAYING first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PORTRAYING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PORTRAYING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 296) | 231 | 295 | 216 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
65 of the 296 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: YORPING, ORGANITY, GIANTRY, GRYPT, TRYPAN, YARRING, GYRANT, PIONY, PONTY, PORANGI, PORTY, POYNT and 53 more. 15 of the 296 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PONGY, GYPO, GOATY, PYRO, GYNO, TRYNA, OATY, TIYN, TYIN, YAG, APO, OPA and 3 more. 1 of the 296 answers is missing from Scrabble UK: GOY.
With one more tile, the letters of PORTRAYING spell the words below.