Unscramble SCATTINGS and you have 232 words, SCATTINGS itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. CASTINGS and SCATTING are the best of the shorter words, at 11 points. The 9 letters split into 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from SCATTINGS split into 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 9 with 7, 33 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 52 with 3 and 14 with 2.
ACTING and CASING are the top 6-letter words from SCATTINGS, 9 points each. STATIC, TITANS and ASSIGN will look familiar.
The 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SCATTINGS are led by ACING, CANGS and SCAGS, 8 points each. SAINT, SIGNS and GIANT are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 4-letter words made with SCATTINGS letters tie at 7 points; none scores more. SIGN, ANTI and TAGS will look familiar.
CAG and CIG share the top score of 6 among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SCATTINGS. CAN, ITS and ACT are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of SCATTINGS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with SC · ending in GS · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CASTINGS and SCATTING (11 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: SCATTINGS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCATTINGS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 232) | 189 | 232 | 173 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SCATTINGS, CANGS, CAGS, CANG, GAITTS, NGATIS, SAICS, TANGIS, CAG, CITS, GAITT, GANTS and 31 more, 43 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: TASTINGS, ATTING, CIGS, STATINS, TASING, CIG, SIGNA, STATIN, SIGS, STANS, AGS, GIS and 4 more, 16 in all.