Unscramble HODDLING and you have 95 words, HODDLING itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The 8 letters split into 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from HODDLING by length: 1 with 8 letters, 2 with 7, 3 with 6, 9 with 5, 29 with 4, 35 with 3 and 16 with 2.
Keep every letter of HODDLING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with HO · ending in NG · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; HOLDING (12 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts HODDLING, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HODDLING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 95) | 74 | 95 | 67 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HODDLING, HODDING, HOING, DHOL, HILD, HING, HOND, GLID, HOI, DOD, INGO, LIND and 9 more, 21 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HONGI, DOH, LOGIN, DINO, LOID, GI and OI, 7 in all.