422 words come out when you unscramble RECOMPENSING, starting with RECOMPENSING itself: 19 in Scrabble, 25 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are PROMINENCES and COMPEERING, 17 points each. It has 12 letters, 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from RECOMPENSING split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 4 with 10, 28 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words made with RECOMPENSING letters: PROMINENCES, for 17 points.
The best of the 10-letter words in RECOMPENSING is COMPEERING, 17 points; PROMINENCE on 16 and PRECOGNISE on 15 follow.
The 9-letter words from RECOMPENSING are led by COMPERING and EMPERCING, 16 points each. SCREENING, RECOGNISE and REOPENING are the familiar ones.
COMPINGS scores highest among the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble RECOMPENSING at 15 points, ahead of COMPEERS and COMPERES on 14. OPENINGS, SPECIMEN and COMPRISE are the ones most people know.
Among the 7-letter words in RECOMPENSING, COMPING leads with 14 points, then COMPEER and COMPERE on 13. PRECISE, CRIMSON and PREMISE are the familiar ones.
COMPER, CRIMPS and SCRIMP are the top 6-letter words made with RECOMPENSING letters, 12 points each. INCOME, COMING and COPIES will look familiar.
COMPS and CRIMP share the top score of 11 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble RECOMPENSING. PRICE, COMES and PIECE are the ones most people know.
COMP tops the 4-letter words from RECOMPENSING at 10 points; next come GIMP on 9 and CEPE on 8. COME, PICS and MICE will look familiar.
60 3-letter words in RECOMPENSING; 9 of them share the top score of 7. MEN, PRO and ICE are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of RECOMPENSING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with RE · ending in NG · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by COMPEERING (17 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept RECOMPENSING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RECOMPENSING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 422) | 331 | 420 | 291 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EMPERCING, PRECOGNISE, COMPERS, COPERING, CORPSING, MISCEGEN, PERICONES, SCROMING, COMPER, COPSING, CREMOSIN, CROMING and 79 more, 91 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: COMPINGS, GENOMICS, PRECONISE, CONSIGNER, EMPINGS, RECONSIGN, SEMIOPEN, EMPING, MIOCENE, PEENINGS, PERNIONES, PEROGIES and 26 more, 38 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CRIPS and CRIP, 2 in all.