PINGOEN is not a word, but unscramble PINGOEN and 76 words appear: the best is OPENING at 10 points. The 7 letters split into 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
P34I1N12G23O1E1N12
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from PINGOEN by length: 1 with 7 letters, 3 with 6, 9 with 5, 21 with 4, 28 with 3 and 14 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
There is a single one of the 7-letter words in PINGOEN: OPENING, 10 points.
Keep every letter of PINGOEN but one, change that one, and you get:
More 7-letter words: starting with OP · ending in NG · all 7-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; OPENING (10 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
None of the three games accepts PINGOEN itself. Its letters still make 76 playable words, split by game below.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PINGOEN itself | No | No | No |
| Answers accepted (of 76) | 59 | 76 | 56 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 17 of them: PENING, PENG, ENNOG, PENI, GINN, INGO, NEP, NONG, GEO, GIO, GOE, GON and 5 more. Words With Friends* skips 3 of them: NEG, NONI and PO.
These 3 words take every letter of PINGOEN plus a single extra one.