Unscramble POUNDINGS and you have 232 words, POUNDINGS itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is POUNDING, 12 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from POUNDINGS split into 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 13 with 7, 28 with 6, 42 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble POUNDINGS, DOPING, DUPING and PONGID tie for first at 10 points. POUNDS, UNIONS and POSING are everyday picks.
Among 42 5-letter words from POUNDINGS, the top score is 8, reached by 12. USING, SOUND and DOING are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with POUNDINGS letters, 19 score 7 points, the group's best. DOGS, SPIN and GUNS are the ones most people know.
9 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble POUNDINGS tie at 6 points; none scores more. GOD, DOG and UPS will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of POUNDINGS, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with PO · ending in GS · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with POUNDING (12 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: POUNDINGS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| POUNDINGS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 232) | 185 | 232 | 165 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: POUNDINGS, DONINGS, ONDINGS, OUPING, DONING, DOUPS, ONDING, UNGODS, DOPS, DOUP, DUING, GUPS and 35 more, 47 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DOPINGS, DUPINGS, DUPIONS, DUPION, DINGOS, INSPO, DINOS, DUNNO, UDONS, UNDOS, DINO, NONIS and 8 more, 20 in all.