Unscramble PATHOGENESIS and you have 449 words, PATHOGENESIS itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. PATHOGENIES and PHOSGENITES are the best of the shorter words, at 17 points. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from PATHOGENESIS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 7 with 10, 35 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 44 with 2.
All 2 of the 11-letter words in PATHOGENESIS score 17 points.
Among 7 10-letter words made with PATHOGENESIS letters, the top score is 16, reached by 4.
35 9-letter words from PATHOGENESIS; 8 of them share the top score of 15. PATHOGENS and ESPIONAGE are everyday picks.
Of the 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble PATHOGENESIS, 12 score 14 points, the group's best. SNAPSHOT, HOSTAGES and PATHOGEN are the ones most people know.
60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble PATHOGENESIS; 14 of them share the top score of 13. HOSTING, HEATING and SHAPING are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words from PATHOGENESIS, the top score is 12, reached by 7. PHONES, HOPING and SHAPES are the familiar ones.
60 5-letter words in PATHOGENESIS; 4 of them share the top score of 11. PHONE, SHIPS and PHASE are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words made with PATHOGENESIS letters, PEGH leads with 10 points, then EPHA and HAPS on 9. SHOP, HOPE and SHIP are the familiar ones.
10 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble PATHOGENESIS tie at 8 points; none scores more. HAS, HOT and HIT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of PATHOGENESIS but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 3 strongest answers mean; HEPTAGONS, PATHOGENS and PHOSGENES (15 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. PATHOGENESIS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATHOGENESIS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 449) | 333 | 449 | 294 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 116 of them: PHOSGENITES, HOSPITAGES, PHOSGENITE, HOSPITAGE, PHENGITES, PHONETISES, POTASHING, APHETISES, ETHIOPSES, GINSHOPS, HEPATISES, PHASINGS and 104 more. Words With Friends* skips 39 of them: PATHOGENIES, PATHOGENES, SIPHONAGES, PANTIHOSES, PATHOGENE, SIPHONAGE, PANTIHOSE, APHONIES, HEATINGS, PINOTAGES, HONGIES, PITHOS and 27 more.
These 2 words take every letter of PATHOGENESIS plus a single extra one.