322 words come out when you unscramble PLATINOIDS, starting with PLATINOIDS itself: 13 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. PLATINOID is the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. The 10 letters split into 4 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 PLATINOIDS split into 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 9, 12 with 8, 33 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2.
Among 33 7-letter words you get when you unscramble PLATINOIDS, the top score is 10, reached by 8. LIAISON and PIANIST are the familiar ones.
10 of 60 6-letter words from PLATINOIDS tie at 9 points; none scores more. POINTS, PLANTS and POSTAL will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PLATINOIDS, the top score is 8, reached by 16. POINT, PLANS and PLANT are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words from PLATINOIDS, 14 score 7 points, the group's best. PLAN, PAST and PAID are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words in PLATINOIDS, the top score is 6, reached by 5. TOP, ADS and AID are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of PLATINOIDS but one, change that one, and you get:
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Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DIPLONTS, DISPLANT, LAPIDIST, PINTADOS and SATINPOD (11 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: PLATINOIDS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLATINOIDS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 322) | 275 | 322 | 254 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PIANOLIST, DIPLONS, DIPLON, OILPANS, PILOTIS, PODIAL, POITINS, APIOLS, DOLINAS, IDOLIST, OILPAN, PANDS and 35 more, 47 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PLATINOIDS, PLATINOID, INSPO, LIPAS, LIPOS, PALIS, PIANI, APOS, LIPA, LIPO, OPAS, PALI and 9 more, 21 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of PLATINOIDS plus a single extra one.