Unscramble GAMETOGENOUS and you have 363 words, GAMETOGENOUS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. It has 12 letters, 6 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from GAMETOGENOUS split into 1 with 12 letters, 3 with 9, 21 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 38 with 2. None has 11 or 10 letters.
21 8-letter words in GAMETOGENOUS; 12 of them share the top score of 11. GEMSTONE is an everyday pick.
MAGGOTS, MOGGANS and MUGGEES are the top 7-letter words from GAMETOGENOUS, 11 points each. SOMEONE, AMOUNTS and SEGMENT will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble GAMETOGENOUS, 6 score 10 points, the group's best. AMOUNT, ENGAGE and GENOME are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words made with GAMETOGENOUS letters, MAGGS, MUGGA and MUGGS tie for first at 9 points. GAMES, GNOME and OMEGA are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble GAMETOGENOUS are led by MAGG and MUGG, 8 points each. GAME, MEET and MEAN are the familiar ones.
7 of 60 3-letter words from GAMETOGENOUS tie at 6 points; none scores more. MAN, MEN and AGE will look familiar.
Keep every letter of GAMETOGENOUS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with GA · ending in US · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; MOONGATES and OOGAMETES (12 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept GAMETOGENOUS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAMETOGENOUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 363) | 261 | 363 | 237 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MANGOUSTE, EMONGEST, GEOMANTS, MOGGANS, SOMEGATE, EMONGES, EMONGST, EMUNGES, EUMONGS, GAMGEE, GAMONES, GEOGNOST and 90 more, 102 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MOONGATES, MOONGATE, GNETUMS, MUNGOES, GEOTAGS, GNETUM, ONOMAST, GEOTAG, GUNGES, MUNGS, GUNGE, MEGA and 12 more, 24 in all.