180 words come out when you unscramble GOATLING, starting with GOATLING itself: 10 in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 10 points: GLOATING. Among the shorter answers, 4 reach 9 points, GAOLING, GATLING and GIGATON among them. 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from GOATLING by length: 2 with 8 letters, 5 with 7, 17 with 6, 33 with 5, 57 with 4, 46 with 3 and 20 with 2.
4 of 33 5-letter words from GOATLING tie at 7 points; none scores more. GOING, ALONG and GIANT will look familiar.
Of the 57 4-letter words in GOATLING, 6 score 6 points, the group's best. LONG, LOAN and ANTI are the ones most people know.
GAG, GIG and IGG are the top 3-letter words made with GOATLING letters, 5 points each. NOT, GOT and LOG will look familiar.
Keep every letter of GOATLING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with GO · ending in NG · all 8-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by GLOATING (10 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: GOATLING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOATLING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 180) | 150 | 180 | 143 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GOATLING, GATLING, AGOING, LAGGIN, LOGGAT, LINGOT, OGGIN, GING, LONGA, NGAIO, NGATI, TANGI and 18 more, 30 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: GALING, ANGLO, LOGIN, IGG, TIAN, GI and OI, 7 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of GOATLING and one more.