372 words come out when you unscramble PRETEXTINGS, starting with PRETEXTINGS itself: 21 in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends. PRETEXTING is the best of the shorter words, at 20 points. The 11 letters split into 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from PRETEXTINGS by length: 1 with 11 letters, 3 with 10, 11 with 9, 38 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
PRETEXTING scores highest among the 10-letter words made with PRETEXTINGS letters at 20 points, ahead of PRESETTING and PRETESTING on 13.
Among 38 8-letter words you get when you unscramble PRETEXTINGS, the top score is 17, reached by 4. INTEREST, STEERING and PRESTIGE are the familiar ones.
6 of 60 7-letter words from PRETEXTINGS tie at 16 points; none scores more. PRESENT, TESTING and SETTING will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words made with PRETEXTINGS letters, 5 score 15 points, the group's best. SPRING, EXPERT and PRINTS are the ones most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PRETEXTINGS is PIXES, 14 points; EXING on 13 and EXERT on 12 follow. PETER, EXIST and TEXTS are everyday picks.
PREX tops the 4-letter words from PRETEXTINGS at 13 points; next come GREX on 12 and EXES on 11. NEXT, TEXT and TIPS will look familiar.
The best of the 3-letter words in PRETEXTINGS is PIX, 12 points; NIX and REX on 10 follow. GET, ITS and NET are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of PRETEXTINGS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with PR · ending in GS · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with PRETEXTING (20 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: PRETEXTINGS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRETEXTINGS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 372) | 283 | 372 | 257 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PRETEXTINGS, SPINTEXT, EXIGENTS, EXTIRPS, GENETRIX, TEXTINGS, EXTIRP, PREXIE, EXTINES, GREXES, EXTINE, NIXERS and 77 more, 89 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SEXPERT, SEXTING, TEXTING, REXINES, TEXTERS, EXING, REXINE, TEXTER, NEXTS, SEXER, SIXER, INEPTEST and 14 more, 26 in all.