Unscramble TRIBULATING to get 327 words. TRIBULATING itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 19 in Words With Friends. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from TRIBULATING by length: 1 with 11 letters, 3 with 9, 22 with 8, 38 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2. None has 10 letters.
11 of 22 8-letter words made with TRIBULATING letters tie at 11 points; none scores more. TRIBUNAL, TRAILING and BATTLING will look familiar.
Of the 38 7-letter words you get when you unscramble TRIBULATING, 16 score 10 points, the group's best. BATTING, RAILING and TILTING are the ones most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words from TRIBULATING, the top score is 9, reached by 10. RATING, GUITAR and TRIBAL are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble TRIBULATING, 5 score 8 points, the group's best. BUILT, BRING and URBAN are the ones most people know.
12 of 60 4-letter words from TRIBULATING tie at 7 points; none scores more. GIRL, GAIN and BANG will look familiar.
60 3-letter words in TRIBULATING; 6 of them share the top score of 6. BUT, BIG and AIR are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of TRIBULATING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with TR · ending in NG · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with BRATTLING, BRITTLING and LIBRATING (12 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept TRIBULATING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRIBULATING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 327) | 256 | 326 | 235 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BLARTING, BLITTING, BRATLING, LIBATING, BLATING, RINGBIT, ABLING, BILING, TITULING, TURBANT, ABITUR, BILIAN and 59 more, 71 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BUTTLING, BATGIRL, BULGAR, LUBING, TRIALING, BLING, BRUNG, NUTBAR, RUBATI, ARTIGI, ATTING, BALTI and 9 more, 21 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: BINT.