Unscramble UPSTAGING and you have 251 words, UPSTAGING itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The best shorter words score 11: 5 of them, GASPING, GAPINGS and GAUPING included. 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 UPSTAGING split into 1 with 9 letters, 18 with 7, 29 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Of the 18 7-letter words made with UPSTAGING letters, 5 score 11 points, the group's best. STAGING and PASTING are the ones most people know.
GAPING, PAGING and UPGANG are the top 6-letter words in UPSTAGING, 10 points each. INPUTS, GIANTS and PAINTS will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from UPSTAGING, 7 score 8 points, the group's best. INPUT, PAINT and GIANT are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble UPSTAGING, the top score is 7, reached by 12. PAST, TIPS and PAIN are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 3-letter words made with UPSTAGING letters tie at 6 points; none scores more. PUT, GAS and TAG will look familiar.
Trade one tile of UPSTAGING for another and you can spell these 4 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with UP · ending in NG · all 9-letter words
The meaning of UPSTAGING, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
UPSTAGING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPSTAGING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 251) | 191 | 251 | 178 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
60 of the 251 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GAPINGS, GAUPING, UPGANGS, STUPING, TAPUING, UPGANG, APTING, GUTSING, PUNGAS, SPAING, TIPUNAS, GAUPS and 48 more. 13 of the 251 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: TAPINGS, GATINGS, TASING, IGGS, PTUI, SIGNA, IGG, PST, AGS, GIS, NUG, SIG and 1 more.