Unscramble GROUNDHOG to get 130 words. GROUNDHOG itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 18 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
G23R1O1U12N12D2H43O1G23
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from GROUNDHOG split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 7, 9 with 6, 16 with 5, 39 with 4, 48 with 3 and 16 with 2. None has 8 letters.
HORNDOG is the only one of the 7-letter words made with GROUNDHOG letters; it scores 12 points.
The best of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble GROUNDHOG is HOGG, 9 points; HOND and HONG on 8 follow. GOOD, DRUG and HOUR are everyday picks.
6 of 48 3-letter words made with GROUNDHOG letters tie at 7 points; none scores more. RUN, GOD and DOG will look familiar.
Keep every letter of GROUNDHOG but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; HORNDOG (12 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
GROUNDHOG works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GROUNDHOG itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 130) | 97 | 130 | 87 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GROUGH, HOORD, HOND, UNGORD, DROOG, GRUND, HOON, HOOR, UNGOD, DOORN, GOOG, GUNG and 21 more, 33 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HORNDOG, HUNDO, DOH, DUH, HOO, UDON, NUG, ORG, ONO and ROO, 10 in all.
This word takes every letter of GROUNDHOG plus a single extra one.