Unscramble PURGATORY and you have 203 words, PURGATORY itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. POURTRAY is the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
P34U12R1G23A1T1O1R1Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from PURGATORY split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 5 with 7, 16 with 6, 39 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words made with PURGATORY letters: POURTRAY, 13 points.
GROUPY scores highest among the 6-letter words from PURGATORY at 12 points, ahead of PAYOUT on 11 and AGOUTY on 10. ROTARY, PARROT and YOGURT are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PURGATORY, GRAPY, GRYPT and PORGY tie for first at 11 points. GROUP, PARTY and GATOR are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PURGATORY are led by GAPY, GYPO and POGY, 10 points each. PART, PORT and GRAY are the familiar ones.
GYP scores highest among the 3-letter words from PURGATORY at 9 points, ahead of PAY and PRY on 8. TOP, GAY and GOT are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of PURGATORY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with PU · ending in RY · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; OUTPRAY, PARROTY and PORTRAY (12 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PURGATORY works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PURGATORY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 203) | 148 | 202 | 133 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
55 of the 203 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: POURTRAY, GROUPY, GRYPT, PORTY, PRATY, YRAPT, GOARY, GOPURA, PORY, PYAT, PYOT, ROGUY and 43 more. 15 of the 203 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: GYPO, PURTY, GOATY, PYRO, OATY, RUGRAT, YAG, RYU, AGRO, APO, OPA, URP and 3 more. 1 of the 203 answers is missing from Scrabble UK: GOY.