Unscramble SUSTENTATING and you have 413 words, SUSTENTATING itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SUSTENTATING by length: 1 with 12 letters, 3 with 10, 22 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2. None has 11 letters.
All 3 of the 10-letter words made with SUSTENTATING letters score 11 points.
Among 22 9-letter words in SUSTENTATING, the top score is 10, reached by 17.
60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble SUSTENTATING; 43 of them share the top score of 9. SETTINGS, STATUTES and TUNGSTEN are everyday picks.
The 7-letter words from SUSTENTATING come to 60, each scoring 8 points. TESTING, SETTING and SEATING are the familiar ones.
Every one of the 60 6-letter words from SUSTENTATING scores 7. AGENTS, GUESTS and EATING are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words in SUSTENTATING come to 60, each scoring 6 points. AGENT, GUEST and STAGE are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 4-letter words made with SUSTENTATING letters score 5 points. SIGN, GETS and GAIN are the ones most people know.
32 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SUSTENTATING tie at 4 points; none scores more. GET, ITS and AGE will look familiar.
Trade one tile of SUSTENTATING for another and you can spell this word:
More 12-letter words: starting with SU · ending in NG · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by SUNSETTING (11 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
SUSTENTATING is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSTENTATING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 413) | 310 | 413 | 276 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 103 of them: SUSTENTATING, STEANINGS, TAUNTINGS, GUTTATES, NESTINGS, SAUNTING, STAUNING, STEANING, STENTING, SUSTINENT, TEASINGS, TENTINGS and 91 more. Words With Friends* skips 34 of them: SUNSETTING, TUNGSTITES, ANGSTIEST, TANGINESS, TUNGSTITE, GENISTAS, TASTINGS, TESTINGS, GENISTA, INNAGES, STINGES, TAGINES and 22 more.