SCAMPERING

10 letters, 17 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What SCAMPERING Means

SCAMPERING is a form of SCAMPER, which means:

noun: rushing about hastily in an undignified way
verb: to move about or proceed hurriedly“so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground”

Similar words

SCRAMBLE SCURRY SKITTER SCUTTLE

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

SCAMPERING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 C3 A1 M3 P3 E1 R1 I1 N1 G2.

Words Made From The Letters In SCAMPERING

1172 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (3)

ESCARPING RESPACING SCREAMING

8 letter words (34)

7 letter words (111)

6 letter words (218)

AGEISM AGNISE AGRISE AIMERS AIRMEN AMICES AMINES AMPING ANEMIC ANGERS ANIMES APICES APNEIC ARCING ARCMIN ARISEN ARMIES ARMING ARPENS ARSINE ARSING ASPINE ASPIRE CAGERS CAGIER CAIRNS CAMISE CAMPER CANERS CANIER CAPERS CAPING CAPRIS CARIES CARING CARMEN CARNIE CASEIN CASERN CASING CERIAS CERING CIGARS CIMARS CINEMA CNEMIS CRAIGS CRAMES CRAMPS CRANES CRAPES CREAMS CRENAS CRIMEN CRIMES CRIMPS CRINES CRINGE CRIPES EARING EASING ENARMS ENCAMP ENGRAM ENIACS ENIGMA ERICAS ESCARP GAINER GAMERS GAMIER GAMINE GAMINS GAPERS GAPIER GASMEN GASPER GENIPS GERMAN GERMIN GIPSEN GRACES GRAINE GRAINS GRAIPS GRAMES GRAMPS GRAPES GREINS GRICES GRIMES GRIPES ICEMAN IMAGER IMAGES INARMS INCAGE INCASE INGRAM INSEAM MACERS MACING MAGICS MAGNES MAGPIE MAIGRE MAINER MAIRES MANGER MANGES MANICS MANIES MARGES MARGIN MARIES MARINE MASING MERING MESIAN MINARS MINCER MINCES MINERS MINGER MINGES MIRAGE MISPEN NACRES NAMERS NIGERS PACERS PACIER PACING PAGERS PAGRIS PAIRES PANCES PANICS PANIER PANIMS PANISC PARGES PARIES PARING PARSEC PECANS PERAIS PICRAS PIEMAN PINCER PINGER PRAISE PRANCE PRANGS PRECIS PREMAN PREMIA PRICES PRIMAS PRIMES PRINCE RACING RACISM RAGMEN RAINES RAMENS RAMIES RAMINS RANCES RANGES RANGIS RAPINE RASING REAGIN RECAPS REGAIN REGINA REIGNS REMAIN REMANS REMAPS RENGAS RENIGS REPINS RESIGN RIPENS SAGIER SAMIER SANGER SARING SARMIE SARNIE SCAMPI SCRAPE SCREAM SCRIMP SCRINE SECPAR SEMINA SEPMAG SERANG SERING SIGNER SIMPER SINGER SNIPER SPACER SPAING SPARGE SPICAE SPICER SPINAE SPINAR SPIREA SPIREM SPRAIN SPRANG SPRING

5 letter words (332)

ACERS ACING ACMES ACNES ACRES AEGIS AESIR AGERS AGISM AGRIN AIMER AIRNS AMENS AMICE AMIES AMINE AMINS AMIRS AMNIC ANGER ANIME ANISE APERS APING APISM APRES AREIC ARISE ARPEN ASPEN ASPER ASPIC CAGER CAGES CAINS CAIRN CAMES CAMIS CAMPI CAMPS CANER CANES CANGS CAPER CAPES CARES CARNS CARPI CARPS CARSE CERIA CIGAR CIMAR CINES CIRES CRAGS CRAIG CRAME CRAMP CRAMS CRANE CRANS CRAPE CRAPS CREAM CREMS CRENA CREPS CRIAS CRIES CRIME CRIMP CRIMS CRINE CRIPE CRISE CRISP EARNS EGMAS EMACS EMIRS ENARM ENIAC EPICS EPRIS ERICA ERICS ERING ESCAR GAINS GAIRS GAMER GAMES GAMIC GAMIN GAMPS GAPER GAPES GARIS GARNI GEANS GEARS GENAS GENIC GENIP GERMS GIMPS GIRNS GNARS GRACE GRAIN GRAIP GRAME GRAMP GRAMS GRANS GRAPE GRASP GREIN GRENS GRICE GRIME GRINS GRIPE GRIPS GRISE ICERS IMAGE INARM INERM ISNAE MACER MACES MAGES MAGIC MAINS MAIRE MAIRS MAISE MANES MANGE MANGS MANIC MANIS MANSE MARCS MARES MARGE MARGS MARSE MASER MEANS MEINS MENGS MENSA MERCS MERIS MESIC MICAS MICRA MIENS MINAE MINAR MINAS MINCE MINER MINES MINGE MINGS MIRES MISER NACRE NAMER NAMES NAPES NARCS NARES NARIC NARIS NEAPS NEARS NEMAS NICER NIGER NIMPS NIPAS PACER PACES PAGER PAGES PAGRI PAINS PAIRE PAIRS PAISE PANCE PANES PANGS PANIC PANIM PARES PARGE PARIS PARSE PEAGS PEANS PEARS PECAN PEINS PERAI PERIS PERMS PERNS PIANS PICAS PICRA PIERS PIMAS PINAS PINES PINGS PIRNS PRAMS PRANG PRASE PREMS PRESA PRICE PRIES PRIGS PRIMA PRIME PRIMS PRISE PRISM RACES RAGES RAGIS RAINE RAINS RAISE RAMEN RAMIE RAMIN RAMIS RAMPS RANCE RANGE RANGI RANIS REAMS REANS REAPS RECAP REGMA REGNA REIGN REINS REMAN REMAP RENGA RENIG REPIN RESIN RICES RIEMS RIMAE RIMES RINES RINGS RINSE RIPEN RIPES RISEN SAGER SAICE SAINE SAMEN SAMPI SANER SARGE SARIN SCAMP SCAPE SCAPI SCARE SCARP SCENA SCRAE SCRAG SCRAM SCRAN SCRAP SCRIM SCRIP SEGAR SEGNI SENGI SEPIA SEPIC SERAC SERAI SERIC SERIN SIGMA SIGNA SIMAR SINCE SINGE SIREN SMEAR SNARE SNEAP SNIPE SPACE SPAER SPAIN SPANE SPANG SPARE SPEAN SPEAR SPEIR SPERM SPICA SPICE SPIER SPINA SPINE SPIRE SPRAG SPRIG

4 letter words (306)

ACER ACES ACME ACNE ACRE AESC AGEN AGER AGES AGIN AIMS AINE AINS AIRN AIRS AMEN AMES AMIE AMIN AMIR AMIS AMPS ANCE ANES ANIS APER APES APSE ARCS AREG ARES ARIS ARMS ASCI CAGE CAGS CAIN CAME CAMP CAMS CANE CANG CANS CAPE CAPI CAPS CARE CARN CARP CARS CASE CEAS CENS CEPS CIGS CINE CIRE CRAG CRAM CRAN CREM CRIA CRIM CRIS EANS EARN EARS EGIS EGMA EINA EMIC EMIR ENGS EPIC ERAS ERGS ERIC ERNS GAEN GAES GAIN GAIR GAME GAMP GAMS GANE GANS GAPE GAPS GARE GARI GARS GASP GEAN GEAR GEMS GENA GENS GERM GERS GIEN GIES GIMP GINS GIPS GIRN GISM GNAR GRAM GRAN GREN GRIM GRIN GRIP GRIS ICER ICES IMPS INGS IRES ISNA MACE MACS MAES MAGE MAGI MAGS MAIN MAIR MANE MANG MANI MANS MAPS MARC MARE MARG MARS MASE MEAN MEGA MEGS MEIN MENG MERC MERI MESA MICA MICE MICS MIEN MIGS MINA MINE MING MIPS MIRE MIRS MISE MNAS NAGS NAME NAMS NAPE NAPS NARC NARE NEAP NEAR NEGS NEMA NEPS NGAI NICE NIES NIMS NIPA NIPS PACE PACS PAGE PAIN PAIR PAIS PAMS PANE PANG PANS PARE PARS PASE PEAG PEAN PEAR PEAS PECS PEGS PEIN PENI PENS PERI PERM PERN PIAN PIAS PICA PICE PICS PIER PIES PIGS PIMA PINA PINE PING PINS PIRN PIRS PISE PRAM PREM PRIG PRIM RACE RAGE RAGI RAGS RAIN RAIS RAMI RAMP RAMS RANG RANI RAPS RASE RASP REAM REAN REAP RECS REGS REIN REIS REMS RENS REPS RIAS RICE RIEM RIGS RIMA RIME RIMS RINE RING RINS RIPE RIPS RISE RISP SAGE SAIC SAIM SAIN SAIR SAME SAMP SANE SANG SARI SCAG SCAM SCAN SCAR SEAM SEAN SEAR SEIR SEMI SENA SERA SICE SIEN SIGN SIMA SIMP SINE SING SIPE SIRE SMIR SNAG SNAP SNAR SNIG SNIP SPAE SPAG SPAM SPAN SPAR SPEC SPIE SPIM SPIN

3 letter words (143)

ACE AGE AGS AIM AIN AIR AIS AME AMI AMP ANE ANI ANS APE ARC ARE ARM ARS ASP CAG CAM CAN CAP CAR CEP CIG CIS EAN EAR EAS EMS ENG ENS ERA ERG ERM ERN ERS GAE GAM GAN GAP GAR GAS GEM GEN GER GIE GIN GIP GIS ICE IMP ING INS IRE ISM MAC MAE MAG MAN MAP MAR MAS MEG MEN MES MIC MIG MIR MIS MNA NAE NAG NAM NAP NAS NEG NEP NIE NIM NIP NIS PAC PAM PAN PAR PAS PEA PEC PEG PEN PER PES PIA PIC PIE PIG PIN PIR PIS PRE PSI RAG RAI RAM RAN RAP RAS REC REG REI REM REN REP RES RIA RIG RIM RIN RIP SAC SAE SAG SAI SAM SAN SAP SAR SEA SEC SEG SEI SEN SER SIC SIM SIN SIP SIR SMA SPA SRI

2 letter words (25)

AE AG AI AM AN AR AS EA EM EN ER ES GI IN IS MA ME MI NA NE PA PE PI RE SI

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