Unscramble TEMPTINGNESS and you have 368 words, TEMPTINGNESS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. It has 12 letters, 3 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from TEMPTINGNESS split into 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 10, 11 with 9, 36 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2. None has 11 letters.
Among the 10-letter words in TEMPTINGNESS, TEMPESTING leads with 15 points, then SENTIMENTS on 12.
Among 36 8-letter words from TEMPTINGNESS, the top score is 13, reached by 4. SETTINGS, MEETINGS and SEGMENTS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble TEMPTINGNESS, 4 score 12 points, the group's best. MEETING, ENGINES and SEGMENT are the ones most people know.
EMPING and PIGMEN are the top 6-letter words in TEMPTINGNESS, 11 points each. PEEING, PETITE and SPINES will look familiar.
The best of the 5-letter words made with TEMPTINGNESS letters is GIMPS, 10 points; EMPTS and NEMPT on 9 follow. ITEMS, SEEMS and MEETS are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble TEMPTINGNESS, GIMP leads with 9 points, then EMPT and IMPS on 8. ITEM, MEET and MISS are the familiar ones.
IMP tops the 3-letter words from TEMPTINGNESS at 7 points; next come GEM and GIP on 6. SEE, GET and ITS will look familiar.
These 2 words have the length of TEMPTINGNESS, with one letter different:
More 12-letter words: starting with TE · ending in SS · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by TEMPESTING (15 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts TEMPTINGNESS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEMPTINGNESS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 368) | 263 | 368 | 246 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: TEMPTINGNESS, TEMPTINGS, SEPIMENTS, TEMPINGS, EMPTING, SEPIMENT, PIGMEN, PIMENTS, SPETTING, SPINETTES, STEEMING, GIPSENS and 93 more, 105 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: EMPINGS, EMPING, PEENINGS, INEPTEST, TESTINGS, MIPS, PENNES, MEGS, MEG, MES, PST, GIS and 5 more, 17 in all.