Unscramble UNDERSTATING to get 474 words. UNDERSTATING itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 18 in Words With Friends. 7 shorter words score 12, among them DENATURING, ATTENDINGS and GRATITUDES. 12 letters: 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from UNDERSTATING by length: 1 with 12 letters, 16 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 37 with 2. None has 11 letters.
Of the 16 10-letter words made with UNDERSTATING letters, 7 score 12 points, the group's best.
19 of 60 9-letter words in UNDERSTATING tie at 11 points; none scores more. SIGNATURE, ATTENDING and NUTRIENTS will look familiar.
Of the 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble UNDERSTATING, 42 score 10 points, the group's best. STANDING, UNSIGNED and READINGS are the ones most people know.
The 7-letter words from UNDERSTATING come to 60, each scoring 9 points. GRANTED, GARDENS and DANGERS are the familiar ones.
Every one of the 60 6-letter words made with UNDERSTATING letters scores 8. DESIGN, GARDEN and GUIDES are everyday picks.
41 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble UNDERSTATING tie at 7 points; none scores more. GUIDE, AGENT and GRAND will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words from UNDERSTATING, 29 score 6 points, the group's best. DATE, DRUG and AIDS are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words in UNDERSTATING; 7 of them share the top score of 5. GET, END and RED are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of UNDERSTATING but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; ATTENDINGS, DENATURING, TRANSUDING and UNTREADING (12 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
UNDERSTATING works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNDERSTATING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 474) | 357 | 474 | 320 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: UNSTRINGED, DAUNERING, DERATINGS, DRAUNTING, ENDARTING, RATTENINGS, RETUNDING, RINGSTAND, SANGUINED, TREADINGS, TRUANTINGS, TURGIDEST and 105 more, 117 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ATTENDINGS, DIGESTANT, INTEGRANTS, UNDERSIGN, UNDERTINTS, DETUNING, INTEGRANT, TRADINGS, TREATINGS, UNATTIRED, UNDERTINT, UNRESTING and 25 more, 37 in all.