Unscramble GALOSHING and you have 271 words, GALOSHING itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from GALOSHING by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 17 with 7, 46 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in GALOSHING: SHOALING, for 12 points.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble GALOSHING are led by HAGGIS and HOGGIN, 11 points each. SIGNAL, LOSING and SLOGAN are the familiar ones.
Among the 5-letter words from GALOSHING, HAGGS and HOGGS tie for first at 10 points. GOING, ALONG and GOALS are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words in GALOSHING are led by HAGG and HOGG, 9 points each. GOAL, GAIN and GANG are the familiar ones.
GHI, HAG and HOG are the top 3-letter words made with GALOSHING letters, 7 points each. HAS, LOG and AGO will look familiar.
Keep every letter of GALOSHING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with GA · ending in NG · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by GASHING, LOGGISH and SHOALING (12 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: GALOSHING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GALOSHING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 271) | 204 | 271 | 173 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GALOSHING, HOGGINS, HALSING, HOGGIN, HOLINGS, SHALING, HAGGS, HANGIS, HOAING, HONGIS, ANIGH, HAGG and 55 more, 67 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: LOGGISH, SHINOLA, SHLONG, AHING, HALONS, HONGI, SHOGI, GALING, HALON, AHIS, ANGLOS, HAOS and 19 more, 31 in all.