Unscramble SMOOTHENING and you have 360 words, SMOOTHENING itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from SMOOTHENING by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 5 with 9, 19 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 34 with 2.
MONOGENIST is the only one of the 10-letter words made with SMOOTHENING letters; it scores 13 points.
MENSHING scores highest among the 8-letter words from SMOOTHENING at 14 points, ahead of HOISTMEN and SMOOTHEN on 13. SHOOTING, EMOTIONS and MENTIONS are the ones most people know.
5 of 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble SMOOTHENING tie at 13 points; none scores more. HOSTING, NOTHING and MENTION will look familiar.
HOMING, MIGHTS and SMIGHT share the top score of 12 among the 6-letter words from SMOOTHENING. THINGS, MONTHS and NIGHTS are the ones most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words in SMOOTHENING is MIGHT, 11 points; HEMIN and HIEMS on 10 follow. NIGHT, MONTH and THING are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with SMOOTHENING letters, 16 score 9 points, the group's best. HOME, HOST and HITS are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SMOOTHENING; 6 of them share the top score of 8. MEN, HOT and HIT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of SMOOTHENING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with SM · ending in NG · all 11-letter words
SMOOTHENING first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SMOOTHENING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMOOTHENING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 360) | 280 | 359 | 242 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
79 of the 360 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MENSHING, HOISTMEN, HOMINGS, MONOGENIST, MONETHS, SMIGHT, HOONING, MEITHS, METHOS, MONETH, MOOTINGS, OOHINGS and 67 more. 38 of the 360 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: NONTHEISM, MOSHING, SMOOTHE, HITMEN, HOMIES, HONGIES, GEOSMIN, HOMIE, MENSH, MOHOS, SHMOE, GOETH and 26 more. 1 of the 360 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: HEMI.