Unscramble HETEROGAMOUS and you have 398 words, HETEROGAMOUS itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. ETHOGRAMS and GEOTHERMS are the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. 12 letters: 6 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from HETEROGAMOUS split into 1 with 12 letters, 12 with 9, 41 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 44 with 2. None has 11 or 10 letters.
Among the 8-letter words made with HETEROGAMOUS letters, ETHOGRAM, GEOTHERM and HOMAGERS tie for first at 14 points. SHORTAGE, SMOOTHER and THEOREMS are everyday picks.
Of the 60 7-letter words from HETEROGAMOUS, 7 score 13 points, the group's best. AUTHORS, GOURMET and MOTHERS are the ones most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble HETEROGAMOUS, the top score is 12, reached by 4. MOTHER, THEMES and SMOOTH are the familiar ones.
OGHAM tops the 5-letter words from HETEROGAMOUS at 11 points; next come HAEMS and HAMES on 10. HOMES, THEME and MOUTH will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words in HETEROGAMOUS, 28 score 9 points, the group's best. HOME, GAME and HUGE are the ones most people know.
7 of 60 3-letter words made with HETEROGAMOUS letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. HAS, HOT and MAR will look familiar.
HM scores highest among the 2-letter words you get when you unscramble HETEROGAMOUS at 7 points, ahead of AH and EH on 5. OR, AT and AS are the ones most people know.
These 3 words have the length of HETEROGAMOUS, with one letter different:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; ETHOGRAMS (15 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept HETEROGAMOUS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HETEROGAMOUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 398) | 312 | 398 | 271 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GEOTHERMS, GEOTHERM, RHEOTOMES, ERATHEMS, MAUTHERS, RHEOTOME, SHTOOMER, ERATHEM, HARMOST, MAHSEER, MAUTHER, MEATHES and 74 more, 86 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ETHOGRAMS, ETHOGRAM, HORSEMEAT, MUGSHOT, MEGASTORE, MUSHRAT, SMOOTHE, GHERAOS, MEAGREST, MOSHER, MUTHAS, RHEMES and 29 more, 41 in all.