Unscramble UPGROWING and you have 172 words, UPGROWING itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are GROWNUP, POWRING and UPGROWN, 13 points each. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from UPGROWING by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 14 with 7, 14 with 6, 26 with 5, 48 with 4, 48 with 3 and 20 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words made with UPGROWING letters: GROUPING, 12 points.
Among the 5-letter words from UPGROWING, POWIN leads with 10 points, then GROWN and OWING on 9. GROUP, GOING and WRONG are the familiar ones.
POWN and PROW are the top 4-letter words you get when you unscramble UPGROWING, 9 points each. RING, IRON and GROW will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words from UPGROWING, POW, PWN and WOP tie for first at 8 points. NOW, OWN and RUN are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of UPGROWING for another and you can spell this word:
More 9-letter words: starting with UP · ending in NG · all 9-letter words
UPGROWING first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. UPGROWING is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPGROWING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 172) | 132 | 171 | 122 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
38 of the 172 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: POWRING, GORPING, PORGING, POWIN, OUPING, POWN, PROIGN, PURING, WONGI, GNOW, GRUING, OGGIN and 26 more. 12 of the 172 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PROGUN, URPING, PWN, PORIN, IGG, URP, NUG, ORG, PO, GI, UNI and OI. 1 of the 172 answers is missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: GRINGO. 1 of the 172 answers is missing from Scrabble US: WOP.
This word takes every letter of UPGROWING plus a single extra one.