Unscramble POTAMOLOGIST to get 315 words. POTAMOLOGIST itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 21 in Words With Friends. POMOLOGIST is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. It has 12 letters, 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from POTAMOLOGIST by length: 1 with 12 letters, 4 with 10, 3 with 9, 7 with 8, 29 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2. None has 11 letters.
Among the 10-letter words in POTAMOLOGIST, POMOLOGIST leads with 15 points, then ATMOLOGIST and OPTOLOGIST on 13.
MAGILPS tops the 7-letter words from POTAMOLOGIST at 12 points; next come IMPASTO and LIPOMAS on 11. OPTIMAL will look familiar.
GLAMPS, GOMPAS and MAGILP share the top score of 11 among the 6-letter words from POTAMOLOGIST. ALMOST, POSTAL and POTATO are the ones most people know.
4 of 60 5-letter words in POTAMOLOGIST tie at 10 points; none scores more. SIGMA, LAMPS and STAMP will look familiar.
GAMP and GIMP share the top score of 9 among the 4-letter words made with POTAMOLOGIST letters. MAPS, PALM and ATOM are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble POTAMOLOGIST; 6 of them share the top score of 7. MAP, AIM and GAP are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of POTAMOLOGIST for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with PO · ending in ST · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by POMOLOGIST (15 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: POTAMOLOGIST is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| POTAMOLOGIST itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 315) | 254 | 315 | 220 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
61 of the 315 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: POTAMOLOGIST, ATMOLOGIST, OPTOLOGIST, GOMPAS, MATIPOS, GOMPA, IMPOTS, MATIPO, POMATO, TOMPOT, TOOLTIPS, APISM and 49 more. 34 of the 315 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: MALTIPOOS, MALTIPOO, GLAMPS, GLAMP, OTOLOGIST, GLOOPS, PATOOTS, POMOS, GLAMS, GLOOP, MIPS, PATOOT and 22 more.
This word takes every letter of POTAMOLOGIST plus a single extra one.