352 words come out when you unscramble REGULATING, starting with REGULATING itself: 12 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. 11 shorter words score 10, among them GRUELING, GANGLIER and GELATING. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from REGULATING by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 20 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2.
20 8-letter words in REGULATING; 9 of them share the top score of 10. RELATING, INTEGRAL and TRIANGLE are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words from REGULATING, the top score is 9, reached by 22. GRANITE, ARGUING and GENITAL are the familiar ones.
60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble REGULATING; 39 of them share the top score of 8. EATING, GINGER and GARNET are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words from REGULATING, the top score is 7, reached by 14. GREAT, AGENT and GRANT are the familiar ones.
12 of 60 4-letter words in REGULATING tie at 6 points; none scores more. GIRL, GEAR and GAIN will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words made with REGULATING letters, 4 score 5 points, the group's best. ARE, GET and ART are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of REGULATING but one, change that one, and you get:
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REGULATING first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. REGULATING is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| REGULATING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 352) | 271 | 352 | 250 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: TEAGLING, TRAGULINE, GATLING, GEALING, GRUEING, GURLING, LIGNAGE, TAGGIER, TARGING, TERAGLIN, GAULTER, GINGLE and 69 more, 81 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: EAGLING, GUNGIER, LAGGIER, GALING, GANGLE, LUGING, TAGLINE, GUNGE, GATER, GLUTE, RAGG, TEGG and 9 more, 21 in all.