Unscramble ROUGHCASTING and you have 433 words, ROUGHCASTING itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from ROUGHCASTING by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 4 with 10, 27 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 40 with 2.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words made with ROUGHCASTING letters: OUTCHARGING, 18 points.
SCRAUGHING tops the 10-letter words in ROUGHCASTING at 17 points; next come TROUGHINGS and UNACTORISH on 15.
Among 27 9-letter words you get when you unscramble ROUGHCASTING, the top score is 16, reached by 4. AUTHORING is the familiar one.
5 of 60 8-letter words from ROUGHCASTING tie at 15 points; none scores more. CHARGING, TOUCHING and COATINGS will look familiar.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble ROUGHCASTING, CHIGGAS and GACHING tie for first at 14 points. CUSHION, CHASING and ANCHORS are everyday picks.
Among the 6-letter words from ROUGHCASTING, CHIGGA leads with 13 points, then ACHING and CAUGHT on 12. CHARTS, CHAIRS and CHAINS are the familiar ones.
13 of 60 5-letter words in ROUGHCASTING tie at 11 points; none scores more. CHINA, CHAIR and CHAIN will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words made with ROUGHCASTING letters, CHOG, CHUG and GACH tie for first at 10 points. SUCH, CHAT and CASH are everyday picks.
Of the 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble ROUGHCASTING, 7 score 8 points, the group's best. CAN, HAS and CAR are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of ROUGHCASTING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with RO · ending in NG · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with OUTCHARGING (18 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. ROUGHCASTING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROUGHCASTING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 433) | 330 | 433 | 274 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
103 of the 433 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SCRAUGHING, COUGHINGS, GOUCHING, ROUCHINGS, TORCHINGS, TOUCHINGS, TROUGHINGS, CHIGGAS, NURAGHIC, RATCHING, ROUCHING, THRASONIC and 91 more. 56 of the 433 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CHARGINGS, CHURINGAS, GATCHING, GAUCHING, AUTHORINGS, CHURINGA, GACHING, ROUGHINGS, CATHING, CHUSING, GOTCHAS, GUNSIGHT and 44 more.