Unscramble PRECEDING to get 268 words. PRECEDING itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 19 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from PRECEDING split into 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 20 with 7, 51 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 13 with 2.
20 7-letter words made with PRECEDING letters; 4 of them share the top score of 12. GENERIC, PIERCED and PEERING are everyday picks.
Among 51 6-letter words from PRECEDING, the top score is 11, reached by 5. GENDER, RECIPE and PRINCE are the familiar ones.
7 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PRECEDING tie at 9 points; none scores more. PRICE, GREEN and PIECE will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words in PRECEDING, the top score is 8, reached by 5. NICE, DEEP and EDGE are the familiar ones.
CEP, PEC and PIC are the top 3-letter words made with PRECEDING letters, 7 points each. END, RED and DIE will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of PRECEDING, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with PR · ending in NG · all 9-letter words
What PRECEDING means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PRECEDING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRECEDING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 268) | 200 | 267 | 189 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PINCERED, PERCING, PRINCED, GRIECED, PERCED, PERCINE, CEDRINE, CREEING, ENERGIC, GRICED, PERCEN, PICENE and 56 more, 68 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PERCID, PERC, CRED, PEDI, CIG, DEP, PERE, DENI, NEG and GI, 10 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CRIP.
Each word below uses all the letters of PRECEDING and one more.