438 words come out when you unscramble HECTOGRAPHING, starting with HECTOGRAPHING itself: 25 in Scrabble, 28 in Words With Friends. 13 letters: 4 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from HECTOGRAPHING by length: 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 12, 9 with 10, 27 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 40 with 2. None has 11 letters.
There is a single one of the 12-letter words made with HECTOGRAPHING letters: ETHNOGRAPHIC, 23 points.
HECTOGRAPH tops the 10-letter words in HECTOGRAPHING at 21 points; next come THEOPHANIC on 20 and GEOGRAPHIC on 19. PATHOGENIC will look familiar.
ECHOGRAPH scores highest among the 9-letter words from HECTOGRAPHING at 20 points, ahead of HOATCHING on 18 and PREACHING on 17. OPERATING, GATHERING and CARPETING are the ones most people know.
The best of the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble HECTOGRAPHING is HEPTARCH, 18 points; HATCHING and HECHTING on 17 follow. TEACHING, REACHING and CHARGING are everyday picks.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble HECTOGRAPHING, HIGHTOP leads with 16 points, then GRAPHIC and HATCHER on 15. CHAPTER, CHANGER and PITCHER are the familiar ones.
CHETAH, HAINCH and RHAPHE are the top 6-letter words from HECTOGRAPHING, 14 points each. CHANGE, HIGHER and CHARGE will look familiar.
60 5-letter words in HECTOGRAPHING; 8 of them share the top score of 13. CHINA, CHEAP and CHAIR are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words made with HECTOGRAPHING letters are led by HECH and PHOH, 12 points each. HIGH, EACH and TECH are the familiar ones.
HAH, HEH and HOH share the top score of 9 among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble HECTOGRAPHING. HOT, HIT and PIC are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of HECTOGRAPHING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with HE · ending in NG · all 13-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ETHNOGRAPHIC (23 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept HECTOGRAPHING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HECTOGRAPHING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 438) | 347 | 438 | 307 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HOATCHING, RHINOTHECA, HECHTING, CHEAPING, GOPHERING, PAROCHINE, POTCHING, RHAPONTIC, CARPHONE, INCHTAPE, PAROCHIN, AHEIGHT and 79 more, 91 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ECHOGRAPH, PROGNATHIC, HIGHTOP, GATCHING, PHORETIC, RACHETING, GACHING, CATHING, GATCHER, NOTCHIER, CHAINER, CHORTEN and 28 more, 40 in all.