265 words come out when you unscramble PONGIEST, starting with PONGIEST itself: 11 in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends. The 8 letters split into 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from PONGIEST by length: 1 with 8 letters, 8 with 7, 51 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
Of the 51 6-letter words in PONGIEST, 14 score 9 points, the group's best. POINTS, POSING and PIGEON are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PONGIEST; 7 of them share the top score of 8. POINT, SPENT and OPENS are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words from PONGIEST, the top score is 7, reached by 5. POST, OPEN and TIPS are the familiar ones.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble PONGIEST, GIP, PEG and PIG tie for first at 6 points. GET, ITS and TOP are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of PONGIEST but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with PO · ending in ST · all 8-letter words
What PONGIEST means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PONGIEST is a Scrabble word (Scrabble US and Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PONGIEST itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 265) | 216 | 265 | 198 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
49 of the 265 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GIPSEN, PONTIES, POTING, NEPITS, PONTIE, POSNET, POTINS, GOIEST, INGOES, NEPIT, PENTS, PIETS and 37 more. 18 of the 265 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PONGIEST, PINGOES, POSTIE, INSPO, STINGE, GITES, GOEST, POS, PST, GIS, GOS, NEG and 6 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of PONGIEST and one more.