Unscramble POLLINATING and you have 325 words, POLLINATING itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. It has 11 letters, 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from POLLINATING by length: 1 with 11 letters, 3 with 9, 19 with 8, 41 with 7, 57 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Among 19 8-letter words in POLLINATING, the top score is 11, reached by 13. PAINTING, POINTING and PLANTING are the familiar ones.
15 of 41 7-letter words from POLLINATING tie at 10 points; none scores more. POLLING and PLATING will look familiar.
Of the 57 6-letter words you get when you unscramble POLLINATING, 15 score 9 points, the group's best. NATION, GALLON and LINING are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words made with POLLINATING letters; 10 of them share the top score of 8. POINT, ALONG and PLANT are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble POLLINATING, the top score is 7, reached by 6. LONG, PLAN and GOAL are the familiar ones.
GAP, GIP and PIG are the top 3-letter words from POLLINATING, 6 points each. ALL, TOP and GOT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of POLLINATING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with PO · ending in NG · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by GALLIPOT, OPIATING, PAINTING, PANGOLIN, PATINING, PIGNOLIA, PILOTING and PLAINING (11 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept POLLINATING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLLINATING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 325) | 262 | 325 | 242 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PANTILING, PLANTLING, TOPLINING, PLOATING, GALOPIN, PIONING, POLTING, APTING, NAPING, PAILLON, PANING, PIANINO and 51 more, 63 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: LIPOING, PONGAL, LINTING, PANINI, PANINO, LIGNAN, PIANI, TIGNON, ANGLO, ATIGI, GONNA, LIPA and 8 more, 20 in all.