Unscramble SWINGBOAT and you have 287 words, SWINGBOAT itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SWINGBOAT by length: 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 8, 19 with 7, 53 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2.
The 7-letter words made with SWINGBOAT letters are led by BATWING, BOWINGS and BOWSING, 13 points each. BOATING, WASTING and OBTAINS are the familiar ones.
BOWING tops the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SWINGBOAT at 12 points; next come BOWATS on 11 and ASWING on 10. OBTAIN, GIANTS and TOWING will look familiar.
Among the 5-letter words from SWINGBOAT, BAWNS and BOWAT tie for first at 10 points. WANTS, WINGS and BOATS are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words in SWINGBOAT, 5 score 9 points, the group's best. WANT, TOWN and WAIT are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words made with SWINGBOAT letters, BOW and WAB tie for first at 8 points. WAS, NOW and TWO are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of SWINGBOAT but one, change that one, and you get:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by BATWING, BOWINGS and BOWSING (13 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts SWINGBOAT, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWINGBOAT itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 287) | 235 | 286 | 220 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SWINGBOAT, BATSWING, BOSTANGI, BOWATS, STAWING, TAWINGS, TOWINGS, TOWSING, ASWING, BOWAT, WONGAS, WONGIS and 40 more, 52 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BAWNS, BAWN, BOINGS, WITANS, BIGOS, BIOGS, BING, BIOG, OWTS, TASING, OWT, OBA and 3 more, 15 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: BINTS.
This word takes every letter of SWINGBOAT plus a single extra one.