272 words come out when you unscramble SURNAMING, starting with SURNAMING itself: 12 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 12 points: MANURINGS. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from SURNAMING by length: 2 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 17 with 7, 50 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
Among 50 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SURNAMING, the top score is 9, reached by 17. MARGIN, NAMING and GRAINS are the familiar ones.
14 of 60 5-letter words made with SURNAMING letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. SIGMA, GRAIN and GAINS will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SURNAMING, 16 score 7 points, the group's best. MAIN, GAIN and ARMS are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words from SURNAMING, the top score is 6, reached by 5. MAN, AIR and MAR are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of SURNAMING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with SU · ending in NG · all 9-letter words
SURNAMING first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SURNAMING works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SURNAMING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 272) | 182 | 272 | 164 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
90 of the 272 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MANURINGS, GRANUMS, GURAMIS, INGRAMS, INGRUMS, NAMINGS, RINGMAN, GARUMS, GURAMI, INGRAM, INGRUM, MAGNUS and 78 more. 18 of the 272 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: MARGS, MUNGS, RAMINS, MANIS, MARG, MUNG, RAMIN, UNSNAG, INRUNS, MANI, NAIRUS, SUMI and 6 more.
This word takes every letter of SURNAMING plus a single extra one.