344 words come out when you unscramble PTERYGOIDS, starting with PTERYGOIDS itself: 17 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from PTERYGOIDS split into 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 15 with 8, 54 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2.
GYPSIED and PRODIGY share the top score of 14 among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble PTERYGOIDS. EDITORS, PERIODS and DEPOSIT are the ones most people know.
9 of 60 6-letter words from PTERYGOIDS tie at 12 points; none scores more. POSTED, PERIOD and POETRY will look familiar.
Among the 5-letter words made with PTERYGOIDS letters, PODGY leads with 12 points, then DOPEY and GIPSY on 11. TYPES, DIRTY and TYPED are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PTERYGOIDS, 4 score 10 points, the group's best. TYPE, GREY and PREY are the ones most people know.
The best of the 3-letter words from PTERYGOIDS is GYP, 9 points; PRY and PYE on 8 follow. YES, YET and TRY are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of PTERYGOIDS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with PT · ending in DS · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; GYPSIED, PRODIGY and PYROGIES (14 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PTERYGOIDS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PTERYGOIDS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 344) | 258 | 341 | 231 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GRYPES, OYSTRIGE, POYSED, PRYSED, YORPED, DIPTEROS, GRYDES, GRYPE, GRYPT, PIOYES, PREDY, ROYSTED and 74 more, 86 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PYROGIES, RIDGETOPS, PEROGY, RIDGETOP, STRIPEY, GYPOS, PORTSIDE, GRODIEST, GRODY, GYPO, PEROGIS, POSEY and 15 more, 27 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: GYPSTER, GOYS and GOY, 3 in all.