163 words come out when you unscramble RUFFIANING, starting with RUFFIANING itself: 17 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. The best shorter words score 14: 5 of them, GRIFFIN, RIFFING and NAFFING included. It has 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from RUFFIANING by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 15 with 7, 15 with 6, 19 with 5, 53 with 4, 44 with 3 and 15 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in RUFFIANING: UNFAIRING, for 13 points.
Of the 15 7-letter words made with RUFFIANING letters, 5 score 14 points, the group's best. GRIFFIN, RAINING and RUINING are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words made with RUFFIANING letters, GAFF and GUFF tie for first at 11 points. RING, FAIR and GAIN are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words you get when you unscramble RUFFIANING are led by AFF and IFF, 9 points each. AIR, RUN and FUN are the familiar ones.
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with GRIFFIN, NAFFING, NIFFING, RIFFING and RUFFING (14 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
RUFFIANING is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the Words With Friends list leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUFFIANING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 163) | 121 | 162 | 109 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); the Words With Friends list changes.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 41 of them: RUFFIANING, UNFAIRING, GRAFF, NUFFIN, RUFFIN, FAINING, FIFI, FINGAN, AIRNING, FUNG, URINING, AIRGUN and 29 more. Words With Friends* skips 13 of them: NAFFING, NIFFING, NAFF, NIFF, NUFF, FAGIN, FINNA, FAG, GIF, INRUN, NAIRU, NUG and 1 more. Scrabble US and Scrabble UK skip 1 of them: FI.