Unscramble SWAPPINGS and you have 193 words, SWAPPINGS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, SWAPPING leads with 16 points. The 9 letters split into 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SWAPPINGS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 5 with 7, 12 with 6, 48 with 5, 60 with 4, 53 with 3 and 12 with 2.
GAWPS scores highest among the 5-letter words from SWAPPINGS at 11 points, ahead of PAWNS and SPAWN on 10. SIGNS, WINGS and SWING are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SWAPPINGS is GAWP, 10 points; PAWN and PAWS on 9 follow. PASS, PAIN and WING are everyday picks.
PAW, PWN and WAP share the top score of 8 among the 3-letter words from SWAPPINGS. WAS, GAS and WIN are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of SWAPPINGS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with SW · ending in GS · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by SWAPPING (16 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts SWAPPINGS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWAPPINGS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 193) | 165 | 193 | 152 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SWAPPINGS, SAWINGS, ASWING, SPAINGS, SPAWS, SPAING, SPANGS, SPAW, WANGS, GAWS, SPAGS, SPAINS and 16 more, 28 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SAPPINGS, PIPAS, PWNS, APPS, PIPA, PWN, APP, SIGNA, AGS, GIS, SIG, GI and 1 more, 13 in all.