Unscramble STRANGULATING and you have 423 words, STRANGULATING itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. AGGLUTINANTS and GASTRULATING are the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. 13 letters: 4 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from STRANGULATING split into 1 with 13 letters, 2 with 12, 5 with 11, 9 with 10, 20 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
All 2 of the 12-letter words made with STRANGULATING letters score 14 points.
Among the 11-letter words in STRANGULATING, AGGLUTINANT, GRANULATING and GRATULATING tie for first at 13 points. TRANSLATING is an everyday pick.
ANGULATING, STAGNATING and STRANGLING share the top score of 12 among the 10-letter words you get when you unscramble STRANGULATING. NATURALIST is the one most people know.
Among 20 9-letter words from STRANGULATING, the top score is 11, reached by 4. STARTLING is the familiar one.
22 of 60 8-letter words in STRANGULATING tie at 10 points; none scores more. STARTING, GRANTING and SINGULAR will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words made with STRANGULATING letters, 33 score 9 points, the group's best. RANGING, GUITARS and ARGUING are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble STRANGULATING; 17 of them share the top score of 8. GRATIS, GRANTS and GIANTS are everyday picks.
Of the 60 5-letter words from STRANGULATING, 13 score 7 points, the group's best. AGAIN, GIRLS and GIANT are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words in STRANGULATING; 13 of them share the top score of 6. GIRL, GAIN and GANG are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words made with STRANGULATING letters are led by GAG, GIG and IGG, 5 points each. ART, AIR and GAS are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of STRANGULATING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with ST · ending in NG · all 13-letter words
Here is what the 6 strongest answers mean; ANGULATING, STAGNATING, STRANGLING and UNSTARTLING (12 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept STRANGULATING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRANGULATING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 423) | 294 | 423 | 261 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: AGGLUTINANTS, AGGLUTINANT, GNATLINGS, GRUNTINGS, TANGLINGS, TRUANTINGS, TURNAGAINS, AGASTING, ASTARTING, GARAGIST, GAUNTING, GNATLING and 117 more, 129 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ANTITRAGUS, ANGSTING, ANTIGANG, ATTAGIRLS, TAGGANTS, ATTAGIRL, GANGSTA, GATINGS, LARIGANS, RANTINGS, SANGRAIL, SAUNAING and 21 more, 33 in all.