Unscramble CONGRESSIONAL to get 478 words. CONGRESSIONAL itself is a real word: 16 points on a Scrabble board, 21 in Words With Friends. CLOISONNAGES is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. It has 13 letters, 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from CONGRESSIONAL split into 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 12, 5 with 11, 19 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2.
There is a single one of the 12-letter words made with CONGRESSIONAL letters: CLOISONNAGES, 15 points.
The 11-letter words in CONGRESSIONAL come to 5, each scoring 14 points.
10 of 19 10-letter words from CONGRESSIONAL tie at 13 points; none scores more.
Among 60 9-letter words you get when you unscramble CONGRESSIONAL, the top score is 12, reached by 31. SCENARIOS, IGNORANCE and CLEANSING are the familiar ones.
Every one of the 60 8-letter words from CONGRESSIONAL scores 11. CONGRESS, CLEANING and CROSSING are everyday picks.
All 60 of the 7-letter words in CONGRESSIONAL score 10 points. ORGANIC, CLOSING and COOLING are the ones most people know.
51 of 60 6-letter words made with CONGRESSIONAL letters tie at 9 points; none scores more. ACROSS, RACING and GLANCE will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CONGRESSIONAL, 34 score 8 points, the group's best. CANON, LOGIC and GRACE are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words from CONGRESSIONAL, the top score is 7, reached by 12. CASE, CARE and CARS are the familiar ones.
CAG, CIG and COG share the top score of 6 among the 3-letter words in CONGRESSIONAL. CAN, CAR and AGE are the ones most people know.
Short meanings for the 6 highest-scoring answers, starting with RECONSOLING (14 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CONGRESSIONAL, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONGRESSIONAL itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 478) | 385 | 478 | 338 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
93 of the 478 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CLOISONNAGES, CASSEROLING, CLOISONNAGE, COOLINGNESS, ARCOLOGIES, CANONISERS, COGNISERS, COOSENING, CROONINGS, RECLOSING, SCORNINGS, CALIGOES and 81 more. 47 of the 478 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: RECONSOLING, SARCOLOGIES, CLEANSINGS, CONLANGERS, CONSIGNERS, RECONSIGNS, AEROLOGIC, CANOEINGS, CAROLINGS, CASSINGLE, CLEANINGS, COLONISERS and 35 more.