Unscramble PATHOGENOUS and you have 360 words, PATHOGENOUS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, PATHOGENS, HEPTAGONS and PHOTOGENS lead with 15 points. The 11 letters split into 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from PATHOGENOUS split into 1 with 11 letters, 5 with 9, 19 with 8, 53 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 42 with 2. None has 10 letters.
HEPTAGON, PATHOGEN and PHOTOGEN are the top 8-letter words made with PATHOGENOUS letters, 14 points each. TEASPOON will look familiar.
Of the 53 7-letter words you get when you unscramble PATHOGENOUS, 5 score 13 points, the group's best. POSTAGE, SHOTGUN and HOSTAGE are the ones most people know.
7 of 60 6-letter words from PATHOGENOUS tie at 12 points; none scores more. PHOTOS, ENOUGH and PHONES will look familiar.
PEGHS, PHAGE and PHANG share the top score of 11 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PATHOGENOUS. PHONE, PHOTO and PHASE are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words from PATHOGENOUS, PEGH and PUGH tie for first at 10 points. SHOP, HOPE and HUGE are everyday picks.
10 of 60 3-letter words in PATHOGENOUS tie at 8 points; none scores more. HAS, HOT and HAT will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of PATHOGENOUS, with one letter different:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; HEPTAGONS and PATHOGENS (15 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts PATHOGENOUS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATHOGENOUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 360) | 285 | 360 | 256 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
75 of the 360 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PATHOGENOUS, PHOTOGENS, HANEPOOTS, PHOTOGEN, APHONOUS, HANEPOOT, HATPEGS, UPHANGS, EUPHONS, HATPEG, PHANGS, TOHUNGAS and 63 more. 29 of the 360 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: POTHOS, UNHASP, AUTOPENS, PHEOS, SHTUP, THANGS, THESP, AUTOPEN, GOETH, GOTHS, HEPS, PHEO and 17 more.
These 2 words take every letter of PATHOGENOUS plus a single extra one.