Unscramble PHOTOSTATING to get 365 words. PHOTOSTATING itself is a real word: 18 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from PHOTOSTATING by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 6 with 9, 24 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2. None has 10 letters.
POTSHOTTING is the only one of the 11-letter words made with PHOTOSTATING letters; it scores 17 points.
The best of the 8-letter words from PHOTOSTATING is PHOTOING, 14 points; PHOTINOS on 13 and HATTINGS on 12 follow. SHOOTING, SPOTTING and SOOTHING are everyday picks.
Of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble PHOTOSTATING, 11 score 13 points, the group's best. OPTIONS, HOSTING and STATION are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words in PHOTOSTATING; 7 of them share the top score of 12. PHOTOS, THINGS and OPTION are everyday picks.
PHANG and PIGHT share the top score of 11 among the 5-letter words made with PHOTOSTATING letters. PHOTO, NIGHT and THING are the ones most people know.
24 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PHOTOSTATING tie at 9 points; none scores more. SHOP, SHIP and HITS will look familiar.
Among 60 3-letter words from PHOTOSTATING, the top score is 8, reached by 8. HAS, HOT and HIT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of PHOTOSTATING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with PH · ending in NG · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by POTSHOTTING (17 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PHOTOSTATING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHOTOSTATING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 365) | 281 | 365 | 243 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: POTASHING, GINSHOP, PATHING, POSHING, TOOTHINGS, HATTINGS, HOASTING, HOTTINGS, INHOOPS, PHANGS, PIGHTS, POHING and 72 more, 84 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PHOTINOS, HOTPOTS, HOTSPOT, PHOTINO, HOTPOT, PITHOS, POTHOS, ATISHOO, TAPINGS, THANGS, AHING, GOTHS and 26 more, 38 in all.
This word takes every letter of PHOTOSTATING plus a single extra one.