210 words come out when you unscramble LONGWAYS, starting with LONGWAYS itself: 15 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. LOGWAYS is the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. 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.
Words from LONGWAYS by length: 1 with 8 letters, 2 with 7, 15 with 6, 52 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble LONGWAYS, GAWSY leads with 12 points, then LAWNY and NOWAY on 11. ALONG, LOANS and GOALS are the familiar ones.
13 of 60 4-letter words from LONGWAYS tie at 10 points; none scores more. ONLY, WAYS and LAWS will look familiar.
60 3-letter words made with LONGWAYS letters; 5 of them share the top score of 9. WAS, ANY and NOW are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of LONGWAYS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 8-letter words: starting with LO · ending in YS · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; LOGWAYS (14 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
LONGWAYS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LONGWAYS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 210) | 160 | 208 | 148 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GOWLANS, SWALY, SWAYL, GOWLAN, NOWY, WONGAS, GNOWS, GONYS, GOWLS, GYALS, GYANS, LOWANS and 38 more, 50 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: OWLY, GYNOS, ONLAYS, GYNO, ONLAY, YAGS, ANGLOS, YAG, ANGLO, YAS, AGS and GOS, 12 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: GOYS and GOY, 2 in all.