Unscramble GASTRONOMY and you have 289 words, GASTRONOMY itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, ASTRONOMY and AGRONOMY lead with 14 points. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from GASTRONOMY by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 4 with 8, 17 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
ASTRONOMY is the only one of the 9-letter words made with GASTRONOMY letters; it scores 14 points.
The 7-letter words you get when you unscramble GASTRONOMY are led by GYMNAST, MORGAYS and SYNTAGM, 13 points each. MASONRY is the familiar one.
GORAMY, MORGAY and OOGAMY share the top score of 12 among the 6-letter words from GASTRONOMY. GRANTS, MOTORS and ROMANS are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble GASTRONOMY, GORMY and MANGY tie for first at 11 points. MAYOR, ANGRY and NASTY are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words from GASTRONOMY are led by GAMY and GYMS, 10 points each. MANY, TOYS and STAY are the familiar ones.
GYM tops the 3-letter words in GASTRONOMY at 9 points; next come MAY and MOY on 8. ANY, MAN and GAY will look familiar.
Trade one tile of GASTRONOMY for another and you can spell these 6 words:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; AGRONOMY and ASTRONOMY (14 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept GASTRONOMY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GASTRONOMY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 289) | 221 | 287 | 200 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
68 of the 289 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MORGAYS, GORAMY, MORGAY, GORMY, MONOSY, MOTORY, TOYMAN, GYRANT, MANTY, MASTY, MOYAS, SYMAR and 56 more. 21 of the 289 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SYNTAGM, MORNAYS, MORNAY, ANGSTY, MONTY, GOATY, GYNOS, ONOMAST, ROOTSY, GORMS, GYNO, MARGS and 9 more. 2 of the 289 answers are missing from Scrabble UK: GOYS and GOY.