Unscramble HYDRANGEA and you have 238 words, HYDRANGEA itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from HYDRANGEA split into 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 4 with 7, 28 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble HYDRANGEA, DHYANA, HANGRY and HYDRAE tie for first at 13 points. GARDEN, AGENDA and DANGER are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words from HYDRANGEA, HEDGY leads with 13 points, then HANDY and HARDY on 12. RANGE, READY and GRAND are the familiar ones.
HYED tops the 4-letter words in HYDRANGEA at 11 points; next come AYAH and HERY on 10. YEAR, HARD and HAND will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words made with HYDRANGEA letters, 6 score 9 points, the group's best. ANY, HAD and DAY are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of HYDRANGEA but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with HY · ending in EA · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by DHYANA, HANGARED, HANGRY, HEDGY and HYDRAE (13 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
HYDRANGEA 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HYDRANGEA itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 238) | 177 | 238 | 162 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 61 of them: GRAYHEAD, GRAYHEN, HYNDE, YARDANG, DARGAH, HAGDEN, HYED, RHYNE, YRNEH, ARGHAN, GANDY, GRYDE and 49 more. Words With Friends* skips 15 of them: DHYANA, HANGRY, GAYDAR, HADEAN, HANDER, NYAH, AHED, ARGH, YAGE, GARDA, YAG, DENAR and 3 more.
This word takes every letter of HYDRANGEA plus a single extra one.