Unscramble PETROLEUM to get 252 words. PETROLEUM itself is a real word: 13 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. PREMOULT is the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from PETROLEUM by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 10 with 7, 37 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words made with PETROLEUM letters: PREMOULT, 12 points.
Among 37 6-letter words from PETROLEUM, the top score is 10, reached by 11. REMOTE, TEMPLE and PETROL are the familiar ones.
9 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PETROLEUM tie at 9 points; none scores more. PETER, METER and METRO will look familiar.
60 4-letter words made with PETROLEUM letters; 14 of them share the top score of 8. MORE, MEET and PORT are everyday picks.
MOP, POM and UMP share the top score of 7 among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble PETROLEUM. TOP, LET and PUT are the ones most people know.
These 6 words have the length of PETROLEUM, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with PE · ending in UM · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by PERMUTE and PREMOLT (11 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PETROLEUM, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PETROLEUM itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 252) | 192 | 252 | 181 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
60 of the 252 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PREMOULT, LEPTOME, PLEROME, TEMPORE, REPLUM, MPRET, OUTPEER, PLOUTER, PULMO, RUMPO, EMPT, MOUP and 48 more. 11 of the 252 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: MEETUP, RUMPOT, METOL, PLUOT, PERE, EMO, TUM, URP, PO, LOR and TE.
Each word below uses all the letters of PETROLEUM and one more.