157 words come out when you unscramble GROUNDOUT, starting with GROUNDOUT itself: 11 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
G23R1O1U12N12D2O1U12T1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from GROUNDOUT by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 7, 12 with 6, 20 with 5, 54 with 4, 53 with 3 and 15 with 2. None has 8 letters.
4 of 54 4-letter words you get when you unscramble GROUNDOUT tie at 6 points; none scores more. GOOD, TURN and DRUG will look familiar.
The 3-letter words from GROUNDOUT are led by DOG, DUG and GOD, 5 points each. NOT, OUT and TOO are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of GROUNDOUT but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with GR · ending in UT · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DRONGO, DUGOUT, GROUND, OROTUND and OUTRUNG (8 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept GROUNDOUT, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GROUNDOUT itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 157) | 119 | 157 | 110 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: UNGORD, DROOG, GRUND, UNDUG, UNGOD, DOORN, NOTOUR, TRUGO, DOON, DORT, DOUN, GOOR and 26 more, 38 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DOUT, OUTRO, TROG, UDON, NUG, ORG, TROU, ONO and ROO, 9 in all.
This word takes every letter of GROUNDOUT plus a single extra one.