106 words come out when you unscramble GOOLEYS, starting with GOOLEYS itself: 11 in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends. The best shorter words score 10: 4 of them, GELOSY, GOOLEY and GOOSEY included. 7 letters: 3 vowels and 4 consonants. Play all 7 tiles of GOOLEYS at once for 61 in Scrabble (11 + 50) or 47 in Words With Friends (12 + 35).
G23O1O1L12E1Y43S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from GOOLEYS by length: 1 with 7 letters, 5 with 6, 21 with 5, 36 with 4, 32 with 3 and 11 with 2.
5 of 36 4-letter words you get when you unscramble GOOLEYS tie at 8 points; none scores more. LOGO, GOES and LOSE will look familiar.
Keep every letter of GOOLEYS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 7-letter words: starting with GO · ending in YS · all 7-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; GOOSEY (10 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
GOOLEYS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOOLEYS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 106) | 71 | 104 | 69 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GOOLEYS, GELOSY, GOOLEY, GOYLES, ELOGY, GOYLE, GOEY, SOYLE, YGOE, LOYS, OOSY, SLEY and 23 more, 35 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: GOOLY and GOS, 2 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: GOYS and GOY, 2 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of GOOLEYS plus a single extra one.