Unscramble POLLIWIG to get 45 words. POLLIWIG itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 18 in Words With Friends. 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from POLLIWIG split into 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 6, 1 with 5, 14 with 4, 17 with 3 and 11 with 2. None has 7 letters.
Just 1 of the 6-letter words made with POLLIWIG letters: PILLOW, for 11 points.
There is a single one of the 5-letter words in POLLIWIG: PILOW, 10 points.
Keep every letter of POLLIWIG but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with PO · ending in IG · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PILLOW (11 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts POLLIWIG, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLLIWIG itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 45) | 34 | 45 | 30 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: POLLIWIG, PILOW, LOWP, GOWL, GOLP, WILI, IWI, GIO, LIG and IO, 10 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: LIPO, LILO, PO, GI and OI, 5 in all. Not in Scrabble US: WOP.
These 2 words take every letter of POLLIWIG plus a single extra one.