Unscramble UNTOMBING and you have 172 words, UNTOMBING itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. NUMBING and TOMBING are the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from UNTOMBING split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 5 with 7, 15 with 6, 22 with 5, 44 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words made with UNTOMBING letters: MOUNTING, for 11 points.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble UNTOMBING is GUMBO, 10 points; TIMBO on 9 and BIGOT on 8 follow. UNION, MOUNT and BINGO are everyday picks.
Of the 44 4-letter words in UNTOMBING, 5 score 8 points, the group's best. UNIT, MINT and TOMB are the ones most people know.
BUM, MIB and MOB are the top 3-letter words made with UNTOMBING letters, 7 points each. NOT, BUT and OUT will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of UNTOMBING, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with UN · ending in NG · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by NUMBING and TOMBING (12 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
UNTOMBING is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNTOMBING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 172) | 130 | 171 | 120 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
42 of the 172 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: UNTOMBING, BOUNING, UNTOMB, TIMBO, NIMB, OMBU, BITOU, GOBI, MING, MONG, OUBIT, TIMON and 30 more. 10 of the 172 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: BING, BIOG, MUNG, TIGNON, MOI, TUM, NONI, NUG, GI and OI. 1 of the 172 answers is missing from Scrabble UK: BINT.