Unscramble ESPIONAGE and you have 279 words, ESPIONAGE itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are EPIGONES and PEONAGES, 11 points each. The 9 letters split into 5 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from ESPIONAGE split into 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 21 with 7, 46 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
21 7-letter words made with ESPIONAGE letters; 13 of them share the top score of 10. PIGEONS is an everyday pick.
18 of 46 6-letter words you get when you unscramble ESPIONAGE tie at 9 points; none scores more. SEEING, PEEING and POSING will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words from ESPIONAGE, the top score is 8, reached by 18. PAGES, PIANO and OPENS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble ESPIONAGE, 14 score 7 points, the group's best. PAGE, OPEN and PAIN are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words from ESPIONAGE, the top score is 6, reached by 4. AGE, AGO and GAS are the familiar ones.
These 6 words have the length of ESPIONAGE, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with ES · ending in GE · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; EPIGONES and PEONAGES (11 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept ESPIONAGE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESPIONAGE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 279) | 229 | 279 | 213 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
50 of the 279 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PAEONIES, PEASING, GIPSEN, IGAPOS, PONGAS, SAPEGO, SPAING, AGENISE, ASPINE, GAPOS, GEEPS, IGAPO and 38 more. 16 of the 279 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PINGOES, INSPO, APOS, ONESIE, OPAS, APO, OPA, POS, AGS, GIS, GOS, NEG and 4 more.
This word takes every letter of ESPIONAGE plus a single extra one.