Unscramble POTBOILINGS and you have 356 words, POTBOILINGS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. POTBOILING is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from POTBOILINGS by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 10, 5 with 9, 24 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
Among the 10-letter words in POTBOILINGS, POTBOILING leads with 15 points, then TOPSOILING on 13.
BLOGPOST and BLOOPING are the top 8-letter words from POTBOILINGS, 13 points each. POSITION, BOOSTING and INOSITOL will look familiar.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble POTBOILINGS, POTBOIL leads with 11 points, then BILTONG and BITINGS on 10. LISTING, OPTIONS and POSTING are the familiar ones.
BLOOPS tops the 6-letter words from POTBOILINGS at 10 points; next come BIGOTS and BILING on 9. POINTS, OPTION and POSING will look familiar.
BLIPS and BLOOP share the top score of 9 among the 5-letter words in POTBOILINGS. BLOGS, BOOTS and BOOST are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words made with POTBOILINGS letters, BLIP and BOPS tie for first at 8 points. BLOG, LOOP and BOOT are everyday picks.
BOP scores highest among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble POTBOILINGS at 7 points, ahead of BIG and BOG on 6. TOP, GOT and LOG are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of POTBOILINGS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with PO · ending in GS · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; POTBOILING (15 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
POTBOILINGS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| POTBOILINGS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 356) | 278 | 354 | 245 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: POTBOILINGS, BLOGPOST, POSTILING, BOILINGS, BOLTINGS, LOOPINGS, POOTLING, BITINGS, BOOINGS, BOOLING, BOOSING, LOBINGS and 66 more, 78 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: LIPOING, BLINGS, BOINGS, GLOOPS, LOOTINGS, PONGOS, POOING, BIGOS, BIOGS, BLING, BLOGS, GLOOP and 21 more, 33 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: BINTS and BINT, 2 in all.