Unscramble PRECLUDING and you have 312 words, PRECLUDING itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is DECUPLING, 15 points. 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 PRECLUDING by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 8 with 8, 41 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
5 of 41 7-letter words from PRECLUDING tie at 12 points; none scores more. INCLUDE, CURLING and INDULGE will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PRECLUDING, 5 score 11 points, the group's best. PRINCE, PRICED and PENCIL are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PRECLUDING, CUPID and PUDIC tie for first at 10 points. PRICE, PRIDE and CRUDE are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words from PRECLUDING, 6 score 8 points, the group's best. DRUG, CLIP and PLUG are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words in PRECLUDING; 4 of them share the top score of 7. END, DUE and DIE are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of PRECLUDING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with PR · ending in NG · all 10-letter words
PRECLUDING first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
PRECLUDING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRECLUDING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 312) | 244 | 311 | 223 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PERCING, PRINCED, CLIPED, CLUDGIE, GILCUP, PINGLED, PLINGED, PUNCED, RECULING, CURPEL, GRICED, LUCIGEN and 56 more, 68 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PERCID, PINCURL, LUCIDER, DRUPEL, GUINEP, PUDGE, UNICED, URPING, DULCE, PERC, URPED, CLEG and 8 more, 20 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CRIP.