Unscramble SUBSTRACTING and you have 401 words, SUBSTRACTING itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, SUBTRACTING leads with 16 points. The 12 letters split into 3 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SUBSTRACTING by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 14 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2. None has 10 letters.
SUBTRACTING is the only one of the 11-letter words made with SUBSTRACTING letters; it scores 16 points.
SUBACTING tops the 9-letter words in SUBSTRACTING at 14 points; next come ABSTRICTS and SUBSTRACT on 13. INSTRUCTS will look familiar.
Among the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBSTRACTING, BRACINGS, CURBINGS and SCUBAING tie for first at 13 points. STARTING, CURTAINS and INSTRUCT are everyday picks.
BRACING and CURBING are the top 7-letter words from SUBSTRACTING, 12 points each. CUTTING, CAUSING and CASTING will look familiar.
CUBING scores highest among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBSTRACTING at 11 points, ahead of BASICS and BRACTS on 10. RACING, ACTING and BRINGS are the ones most people know.
15 of 60 5-letter words from SUBSTRACTING tie at 9 points; none scores more. BASIC, BASIS and BRING will look familiar.
60 4-letter words in SUBSTRACTING; 9 of them share the top score of 8. BAGS, BARS and BASS are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words made with SUBSTRACTING letters are led by BAC, CAB and CUB, 7 points each. CAN, BUT and CAR are the familiar ones.
These 3 words have the length of SUBSTRACTING, with one letter different:
More 12-letter words: starting with SU · ending in NG · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; SUBTRACTING (16 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: SUBSTRACTING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUBSTRACTING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 401) | 317 | 400 | 297 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 84 of them: SUBSTRACTING, SUBACTING, SUBSTRACT, SCATTINGS, SCRATTING, SURBATING, BRASTING, BRUSTING, BRUTINGS, BUSTINGS, CABRITS, CURSINGS and 72 more. Words With Friends* skips 20 of them: SCUBAING, SABICUS, ARCINGS, CARINGS, CATSUITS, SABICU, BANCS, CATSUIT, TASTINGS, BANC, BRUNG, GUACS and 8 more. Scrabble UK skips 1 of them: BINT.