Unscramble PREFIXING and you have 136 words, PREFIXING itself among them: it scores 22 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
P34R1E1F4I1X8I1N12G23
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from PREFIXING by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 1 with 7, 12 with 6, 26 with 5, 35 with 4, 45 with 3 and 14 with 2.
Just 1 of the 7-letter words made with PREFIXING letters: PERFING, for 13 points.
4 of 26 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PREFIXING tie at 15 points; none scores more. GRIEF, REIGN and FINER will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PREFIXING, PREX leads with 13 points, then GREX on 12 and NIXE on 11. FIRE, FINE and RING are the familiar ones.
FIX tops the 3-letter words from PREFIXING at 13 points; next come PIX on 12 and NIX on 10. PIN, FIG and PEN will look familiar.
Keep every letter of PREFIXING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with PR · ending in NG · all 9-letter words
PREFIXING first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PREFIXING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PREFIXING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 136) | 103 | 135 | 98 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 32 of them: ENFIX, PERFING, GREX, NIXER, PERFIN, PREIF, PRIEF, FIRIE, PIRNIE, FEG, FENI, FIER and 20 more. Words With Friends* skips 5 of them: EXING, GIF, FE, NEG and GI. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: FI.