217 words come out when you unscramble PATROLOGY, starting with PATROLOGY itself: 15 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
P34A1T1R1O1L12O1G23Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PATROLOGY by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 7, 18 with 6, 59 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2. None has 8 letters.
APOLOGY is the only one of the 7-letter words in PATROLOGY; it scores 13 points.
Among the 6-letter words made with PATROLOGY letters, GLOOPY leads with 12 points, then PALTRY and PARTLY on 11. PORTAL, PATROL and POORLY are the familiar ones.
5 of 59 5-letter words from PATROLOGY tie at 11 points; none scores more. PARTY, ROYAL and GLORY will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PATROLOGY, GAPY, GYPO and POGY tie for first at 10 points. PART, PLAY and PORT are everyday picks.
GYP scores highest among the 3-letter words made with PATROLOGY letters at 9 points, ahead of PAY and PLY on 8. TOP, ART and GAY are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of PATROLOGY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with PA · ending in GY · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by APOLOGY (13 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PATROLOGY is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATROLOGY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 217) | 172 | 215 | 154 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
45 of the 217 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PATROLOGY, GRYPT, PYGAL, GROOLY, PARLY, PORTY, PRATY, PYRAL, ROOPY, YRAPT, GOARY, GOORY and 33 more. 17 of the 217 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: GLOOPY, GYPO, GOATY, GOOLY, PYRO, GLOOP, OATY, POGO, YAG, AGLOO, APO, OPA and 5 more. 1 of the 217 answers is missing from Scrabble UK: GOY. 1 of the 217 answers is missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: LARP.