355 words come out when you unscramble SPONGOLOGIES, starting with SPONGOLOGIES itself: 16 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is POSOLOGIES, 13 points. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SPONGOLOGIES by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 10, 8 with 9, 21 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2. None has 11 letters.
POSOLOGIES tops the 10-letter words made with SPONGOLOGIES letters at 13 points; next comes NOSOLOGIES on 11.
Among the 8-letter words from SPONGOLOGIES, GLOOPING leads with 12 points, then LOOPINGS and SOOPINGS on 11.
POGOING scores highest among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble SPONGOLOGIES at 11 points, ahead of ELOPING and EPIGONS on 10. EPSILON, POOLING and GOSPELS are the ones most people know.
The best of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SPONGOLOGIES is POGGES, 10 points; EPIGON and EPILOG on 9 follow. GOSPEL, POSING and GOSSIP are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words from SPONGOLOGIES, POGGE leads with 9 points, then GENIP and GIPON on 8. GOING, OPENS and POOLS are the familiar ones.
9 of 60 4-letter words in SPONGOLOGIES tie at 7 points; none scores more. OPEN, POOL and LOOP will look familiar.
The 3-letter words made with SPONGOLOGIES letters are led by GIP, PEG and PIG, 6 points each. LOG, PIN and LEG are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of SPONGOLOGIES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with SP · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 7 highest-scoring answers, starting with POSOLOGIES (13 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SPONGOLOGIES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPONGOLOGIES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 355) | 262 | 355 | 222 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SPONGOLOGIES, GLOOPING, SPONGIOSE, GEOGNOSIS, LOOPINGS, POLONISES, SLIPNOOSE, SOOPINGS, SPIGNELS, GIPSENS, NOOLOGIES, PINGLES and 81 more, 93 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: GOOPINESS, LOOPINESS, POGOING, OPSONISE, PINGOES, GLOOPS, GOOGLES, PINLESS, POGOES, PONGOS, POOING, POSOLES and 28 more, 40 in all.