ANSWERING is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ANSWERING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
a1n1s1w4e1r1i1n1g2
PlayableANSWERING · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept ANSWERING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.44
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.33%
Our own measure of how useful ANSWERING is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANSWERING
No single letter turns ANSWERING into another word.
How ANSWERING scores
Scrabble a1n1s1w4e1r1i1n1g2 13
Words with Friends a1n2s1w4e1r1i1n2g3 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANSWERING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANSWERING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ANSWERING
resawing12 swearing12 warnings12 weanings12 wearings12 swannier11 aginners9 earnings9 engrains9 grannies9 awnings11 earwigs11 gawsier11 gnawers11 newsing11 rawings11 snawing11 swinger11 wanings11 warning11 weaning11 wearing11 wingers11 swannie10 winners10 aginner8 angries8 earings8 earning8 engrain8 enrings8 erasing8 gainers8 ginners8 graines8 grannie8 innages8 nearing8 reagins8 regains8
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Common questions about ANSWERING
- Is ANSWERING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANSWERING, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANSWERING worth?
- ANSWERING is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ANSWERING?
- No single letter can be added to ANSWERING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANSWERING:
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