Unscramble SCROG and you have 25 words, SCROG itself among them: it scores 8 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 8 points: CROGS. Of the shorter words, COGS, CROG and SCOG lead with 7 points. 5 letters: 1 vowel and 4 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SCROG by length: 2 with 5 letters, 8 with 4, 11 with 3 and 4 with 2.
Keep every letter of SCROG but one, change that one, and you get:
More 5-letter words: starting with SC · ending in OG · all 5-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with COGS (7 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SCROG 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCROG itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 25) | 19 | 25 | 14 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CROGS, SCROG, CROG, SCOG, GORS and SOG, 6 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CORS, ORGS, SOC, GOS and ORG, 5 in all.
These 3 words take every letter of SCROG plus a single extra one.