Unscramble GALLOWING and you have 169 words, GALLOWING itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. ALLOWING, GLOWING and GOWLING are the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from GALLOWING by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 7 with 7, 17 with 6, 32 with 5, 53 with 4, 40 with 3 and 18 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words made with GALLOWING letters: ALLOWING, for 12 points.
Among 32 5-letter words you get when you unscramble GALLOWING, the top score is 9, reached by 9. GOING, ALONG and ALLOW are the familiar ones.
Of the 53 4-letter words made with GALLOWING letters, 7 score 8 points, the group's best. WILL, LONG and LOAN are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of GALLOWING for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with GA · ending in NG · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ALLOWING and GLOWING (12 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: GALLOWING is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GALLOWING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 169) | 136 | 169 | 128 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
33 of the 169 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GALLOWING, GOWLING, GALLOW, GOWLAN, OWLING, WILGA, WONGA, WONGI, AGOING, GNOW, GOWL, LAGGIN and 21 more. 8 of the 169 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: GALING, WALI, ANGLO, LOGIN, IGG, LILO, GI and OI.