375 words come out when you unscramble UNDERWRITING, starting with UNDERWRITING itself: 17 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. UNDERWIRING is the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. It has 12 letters, 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from UNDERWRITING by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 1 with 10, 16 with 9, 34 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words made with UNDERWRITING letters: UNDERWIRING, 16 points.
UNRETIRING is the only one of the 10-letter words in UNDERWRITING; it scores 11 points.
REWINDING and UNDERWING share the top score of 14 among the 9-letter words from UNDERWRITING. RETURNING, REWRITING and INTRIGUED are the ones most people know.
5 of 34 8-letter words you get when you unscramble UNDERWRITING tie at 13 points; none scores more. ENDURING, WIDENING and RETIRING will look familiar.
Among 60 7-letter words in UNDERWRITING, the top score is 12, reached by 7. WRITING, EDITING and WINDING are the familiar ones.
60 6-letter words made with UNDERWRITING letters; 4 of them share the top score of 11. WINTER, ENDING and DINING are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble UNDERWRITING, the top score is 9, reached by 14. GUIDE, WRITE and RIDGE are the familiar ones.
8 of 60 4-letter words from UNDERWRITING tie at 8 points; none scores more. EDIT, WIDE and DRUG will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words in UNDERWRITING, 4 score 7 points, the group's best. NEW, GET and END are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of UNDERWRITING for another and you can spell this word:
More 12-letter words: starting with UN · ending in NG · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by REWINDING (14 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept UNDERWRITING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNDERWRITING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 375) | 295 | 375 | 272 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: UNDERWIRING, INDEWING, INTERWIND, UNWINGED, UNWRITING, WINDRING, UNDERWIT, UNWIRING, WINDGUN, RETUNDING, TWIRING, UNIGNITED and 68 more, 80 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: WEIRDING, NIGRITUDE, UNRETIRING, WINGNUT, DETUNING, DUETING, GWINE, INTEGRIN, RIGIDER, RINDING, TENURING, UNTIEING and 11 more, 23 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of UNDERWRITING and one more.