Unscramble PATHOGENETIC and you have 390 words, PATHOGENETIC itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. It has 12 letters, 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from PATHOGENETIC by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 10, 6 with 9, 44 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 37 with 2. None has 11 letters.
PATHOGENIC tops the 10-letter words made with PATHOGENETIC letters at 18 points; next comes HEPTATONIC on 17.
7 of 44 8-letter words from PATHOGENETIC tie at 16 points; none scores more. TEACHING, PATIENCE and CHEATING will look familiar.
PECHING scores highest among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble PATHOGENETIC at 15 points, ahead of APHETIC and APHONIC on 14. HEATING, CAPTION and HEPATIC are the ones most people know.
15 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PATHOGENETIC tie at 13 points; none scores more. CHANGE, ETHNIC and HOPING will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from PATHOGENETIC, 12 score 12 points, the group's best. PHONE, CHINA and CHEAP are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words in PATHOGENETIC; 5 of them share the top score of 11. EACH, TECH and CHAT are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words made with PATHOGENETIC letters, the top score is 8, reached by 19. HOT, ACT and HIT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of PATHOGENETIC but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with PA · ending in IC · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PATHOGENIC (18 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PATHOGENETIC, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATHOGENETIC itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 390) | 306 | 390 | 269 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HEPTATONIC, CHEAPING, POTCHING, EPITHECA, INCHTAPE, POCHETTE, CAPOTTING, EPITHETON, PHENGITE, EECHING, EPOCHA, ETHANOIC and 72 more, 84 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PATHOGENE, TEPACHE, CATHING, GOTCHA, CAPING, CHING, GATCH, GINCH, GITCH, GONCH, GOTCH, PAEONIC and 25 more, 37 in all.