Unscramble POLLAXING and you have 178 words, POLLAXING itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. POXING is the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from POLLAXING split into 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 7, 13 with 6, 37 with 5, 53 with 4, 48 with 3 and 22 with 2. None has 8 letters.
The best of the 5-letter words from POLLAXING is OXLIP, 14 points; AXING on 13 and AXION on 12 follow. ALONG, PLAIN and PIANO are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble POLLAXING are led by AXIL, AXON and LANX, 11 points each. LONG, PLAN and LOAN are the familiar ones.
These 4 words have the length of POLLAXING, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with PO · ending in NG · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; POXING (16 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts POLLAXING, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLLAXING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 178) | 146 | 178 | 133 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
32 of the 178 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: POLLAXING, LAXING, NOXAL, LANX, GALOPIN, NOX, PAILLON, IGAPO, OILPAN, PLING, PLONG, POLLAN and 20 more. 13 of the 178 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: OXGALL, PONGAL, ANGLO, LIPA, LIPO, LOGIN, PALI, APO, OPA, LILO, PO, GI and 1 more.