Unscramble PTERYGOID and you have 253 words, PTERYGOID itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from PTERYGOID by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 8 with 7, 37 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
RIDGETOP is the only one of the 8-letter words made with PTERYGOID letters; it scores 12 points.
GRIPEY, PEROGY and YORPED are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PTERYGOID, 12 points each. PERIOD, EDITOR and POETRY will look familiar.
The best of the 5-letter words from PTERYGOID is PODGY, 12 points; DOPEY and GRIPY on 11 follow. DIRTY, PRIDE and DEPOT are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words in PTERYGOID are led by DOPY, GYPO and POGY, 10 points each. TYPE, DROP and GREY are the familiar ones.
GYP tops the 3-letter words made with PTERYGOID letters at 9 points; next come PRY and PYE on 8. TOP, YET and TRY will look familiar.
Trade one tile of PTERYGOID for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with PT · ending in ID · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with PRODIGY (14 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PTERYGOID, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PTERYGOID itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 253) | 196 | 252 | 182 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
57 of the 253 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: YORPED, GRYPE, GRYPT, PREDY, TRIPEY, EGOITY, GORPED, GRYDE, PIOYE, PORGED, PORTY, TIGERY and 45 more. 14 of the 253 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PEROGY, RIDGETOP, GRODY, GYPO, GOITRED, PEROGI, PYRO, PEDI, DEP, YER, PO, GI and 2 more. 1 of the 253 answers is missing from Scrabble UK: GOY.
With one more tile, the letters of PTERYGOID spell the words below.