Unscramble UPGRADING and you have 211 words, UPGRADING itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from UPGRADING by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 11 with 7, 25 with 6, 34 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words in UPGRADING: GUARDING, 11 points.
6 of 25 6-letter words you get when you unscramble UPGRADING tie at 10 points; none scores more. UNPAID, URGING and PAGING will look familiar.
Of the 34 5-letter words from UPGRADING, 9 score 8 points, the group's best. GRAND, GUARD and RAPID are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words in UPGRADING; 13 of them share the top score of 7. DRUG, PAID and PAIN are everyday picks.
10 of 60 3-letter words made with UPGRADING letters tie at 6 points; none scores more. AIR, AID and PIN will look familiar.
Keep every letter of UPGRADING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with UP · ending in NG · all 9-letter words
UPGRADING first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
UPGRADING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPGRADING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 211) | 156 | 211 | 145 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GAUPING, GRAPING, GAUDING, UPDRAG, UPGANG, DAURING, PURING, DURGAN, GRAIP, GRUING, NUGGAR, PAGRI and 43 more, 55 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: URPING, UNPAIR, DURAG, RAGG, IGG, NAIRU, URP, DAN, NUG, DA and GI, 11 in all.
This word takes every letter of UPGRADING plus a single extra one.