SPREADING

9 letters, 13 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What SPREADING Means

noun: process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
noun: the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate

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What It Scores

SPREADING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 P3 R1 E1 A1 D2 I1 N1 G2.

Anagrams of SPREADING (1)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In SPREADING

867 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.

8 letter words (8)

DERAIGNS GRADINES PREASING READINGS SPAIRGED SPEARING SPRAINED SPRINGED

7 letter words (63)

6 letter words (157)

AGNISE AGRISE AIDERS AIRNED ANGERS ARISEN ARPENS ARSINE ARSING ASPINE ASPIRE DAEING DAINES DANGER DARING DEAIRS DEARNS DEGRAS DEIGNS DENARI DENARS DERIGS DERING DESIGN DIAPER DINARS DINERS DINGER DINGES DIRGES DRAINS DRAPES EARING EASING ENGIRD GAINED GAINER GANDER GAPERS GAPIER GARDEN GASPED GASPER GENIPS GIPSEN GIRNED GRADES GRADIN GRAINE GRAINS GRAIPS GRANDE GRANDS GRAPED GRAPES GREINS GRIDES GRINDS GRIPED GRIPES GRISED IRADES NADIRS NIGERS PADRES PAGERS PAGRIS PAINED PAIRED PAIRES PANDER PANGED PANIER PARDIE PARGED PARGES PARIES PARING PARSED PERAIS PIENDS PINDER PINGED PINGER PRAISE PRANGS PRIDES PRISED RADGES RAINED RAINES RAISED RANDIE RANGED RANGES RANGIS RANIDS RAPIDS RAPINE RASING RASPED REAGIN REDANS REDIAS REDING REDIPS REGAIN REGINA REIGNS RENGAS RENIGS REPAID REPAND REPINS RESAID RESIGN RIDGES RINGED RINSED RIPENS RISPED SAGIER SAINED SAIRED SANDER SANGER SARING SARNIE SDAINE SDEIGN SERANG SERING SIGNED SIGNER SINGED SINGER SNARED SNIDER SNIPED SNIPER SPADER SPAING SPANED SPARED SPARGE SPARID SPIDER SPINAE SPINAR SPINED SPIREA SPIRED SPRAID SPRAIN SPRANG SPREAD SPRING

5 letter words (242)

AEGIS AESIR AGERS AGRIN AIDER AIDES AIRED AIRNS ANGER ANISE APERS APING APRES ARISE ARPEN ASIDE ASPEN ASPER DAINE DANGS DARES DARGS DARIS DARNS DEAIR DEANS DEARN DEARS DEGAS DEIGN DENAR DENIS DERIG DERNS DIANE DINAR DINER DINES DINGE DINGS DIRGE DRAGS DRAIN DRAPE DRAPS DREGS DRIES DRIPS EARDS EARNS EGADS EPRIS ERING GADES GADIS GAIDS GAINS GAIRS GAPED GAPER GAPES GARIS GARNI GEANS GEARS GENAS GENIP GIRDS GIRNS GNARS GRADE GRADS GRAIN GRAIP GRAND GRANS GRAPE GRASP GREIN GRENS GRIDE GRIDS GRIND GRINS GRIPE GRIPS GRISE IDEAS IRADE ISNAE NADIR NAPED NAPES NARDS NARES NARIS NEAPS NEARS NERDS NIDES NIGER NIPAS PADIS PADRE PADRI PAGED PAGER PAGES PAGRI PAINS PAIRE PAIRS PAISE PANDS PANED PANES PANGS PARDI PARDS PARED PARES PARGE PARIS PARSE PEAGS PEANS PEARS PEINS PENDS PERAI PERIS PERNS PIANS PIEND PIERS PINAS PINED PINES PINGS PIRNS PRADS PRANG PRASE PRESA PRIDE PRIED PRIES PRIGS PRISE RADGE RAGDE RAGED RAGES RAGIS RAIDS RAINE RAINS RAISE RANDS RANGE RANGI RANID RANIS RAPID RASED READS REANS REAPS REDAN REDIA REDIP REGNA REIGN REINS RENDS RENGA RENIG REPIN RESID RESIN RIADS RIDES RIDGE RINDS RINES RINGS RINSE RIPED RIPEN RIPES RISEN SAGER SAINE SANED SANER SAPID SARED SARGE SARIN SDEIN SEDAN SEGAR SEGNI SENGI SEPAD SEPIA SERAI SERIN SIDER SIGNA SINED SINGE SIPED SIRED SIREN SNARE SNEAD SNEAP SNIDE SNIPE SPADE SPAED SPAER SPAIN SPANE SPANG SPARD SPARE SPEAN SPEAR SPEIR SPEND SPIDE SPIED SPIER SPINA SPINE SPIRE SPRAD SPRAG SPRED SPRIG

4 letter words (248)

AGED AGEN AGER AGES AGIN AIDE AIDS AINE AINS AIRN AIRS ANDS ANES ANIS APED APER APES APSE ARDS ARED AREG ARES ARID ARIS DAES DAGS DAIS DANG DANS DAPS DARE DARG DARI DARN DEAN DEAR DEGS DENI DENS DERN DESI DIES DIGS DINE DING DINS DIPS DIRE DISA DRAG DRAP DREG DRIP EANS EARD EARN EARS EGAD EGIS EINA ENDS ENGS ERAS ERGS ERNS GADE GADI GADS GAED GAEN GAES GAID GAIN GAIR GANE GANS GAPE GAPS GARE GARI GARS GASP GEAN GEAR GEDS GENA GENS GERS GIDS GIED GIEN GIES GINS GIPS GIRD GIRN GNAR GRAD GRAN GREN GRID GRIN GRIP GRIS IDEA IDES IGAD INGS IRED IRES ISNA NADS NAGS NAPE NAPS NARD NARE NEAP NEAR NEDS NEGS NEPS NERD NGAI NIDE NIDS NIED NIES NIPA NIPS PADI PADS PAGE PAID PAIN PAIR PAIS PAND PANE PANG PANS PARD PARE PARS PASE PEAG PEAN PEAR PEAS PEDS PEGS PEIN PEND PENI PENS PERI PERN PIAN PIAS PIED PIER PIES PIGS PINA PINE PING PINS PIRN PIRS PISE PRAD PRIG RADE RADS RAGE RAGI RAGS RAID RAIN RAIS RAND RANG RANI RAPS RASE RASP READ REAN REAP REDS REGS REIN REIS REND RENS REPS RIAD RIAS RIDE RIDS RIGS RIND RINE RING RINS RIPE RIPS RISE RISP SADE SADI SAGE SAID SAIN SAIR SAND SANE SANG SARD SARI SEAN SEAR SEIR SENA SEND SERA SIDA SIDE SIEN SIGN SIND SINE SING SIPE SIRE SNAG SNAP SNAR SNED SNIG SNIP SPAE SPAG SPAN SPAR SPED SPIE SPIN

3 letter words (123)

ADS AGE AGS AID AIN AIR AIS AND ANE ANI ANS APE ARD ARE ARS ASP DAE DAG DAN DAP DAS DEG DEI DEN DIE DIG DIN DIP DIS EAN EAR EAS EDS END ENG ENS ERA ERG ERN ERS GAD GAE GAN GAP GAR GAS GED GEN GER GID GIE GIN GIP GIS IDE IDS ING INS IRE NAE NAG NAP NAS NED NEG NEP NID NIE NIP NIS PAD PAN PAR PAS PEA PED PEG PEN PER PES PIA PIE PIG PIN PIR PIS PRE PSI RAD RAG RAI RAN RAP RAS RED REG REI REN REP RES RIA RID RIG RIN RIP SAD SAE SAG SAI SAN SAP SAR SEA SED SEG SEI SEN SER SIN SIP SIR SPA SRI

2 letter words (26)

AD AE AG AI AN AR AS DA DE DI EA ED EN ER ES GI ID IN IS NA NE PA PE PI RE SI

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