Unscramble SPONGOLOGISTS and you have 358 words, SPONGOLOGISTS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. The 13 letters split into 4 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from SPONGOLOGISTS split into 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 12, 1 with 11, 1 with 10, 3 with 9, 30 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
SPONGOLOGIST is the only one of the 12-letter words in SPONGOLOGISTS; it scores 16 points.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words made with SPONGOLOGISTS letters: NOSOLOGISTS, for 12 points.
NOSOLOGIST is the only one of the 10-letter words from SPONGOLOGISTS; it scores 11 points.
GLOOPING tops the 8-letter words made with SPONGOLOGISTS letters at 12 points; next come LOOPINGS and POOTLING on 11. POSTINGS will look familiar.
POGOING scores highest among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble SPONGOLOGISTS at 11 points, ahead of GOSSIPS and LOOPING on 10. OPTIONS, POSTING and PISTONS are the ones most people know.
17 of 60 6-letter words from SPONGOLOGISTS tie at 9 points; none scores more. POINTS, OPTION and POSING will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words in SPONGOLOGISTS, the top score is 8, reached by 14. POSTS, POINT and GOING are the familiar ones.
8 of 60 4-letter words made with SPONGOLOGISTS letters tie at 7 points; none scores more. POST, TIPS and STOP will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SPONGOLOGISTS, GIP and PIG tie for first at 6 points. NOT, ITS and TOP are everyday picks.
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; NOSOLOGISTS, SIGNPOSTS and SPOOLINGS (12 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts SPONGOLOGISTS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPONGOLOGISTS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 358) | 281 | 358 | 250 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SPONGOLOGISTS, SPONGOLOGIST, GLOOPING, LOOPINGS, POOTLING, SOOPINGS, POISSONS, POLINGS, POLTING, POOTING, POSINGS, POSITONS and 65 more, 77 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: NOSOLOGISTS, NOSOLOGIST, POGOING, STOPINGS, GLOOPS, LOOTINGS, PONGOS, POOING, GLOOP, INSPOS, OLINGOS, POGOS and 19 more, 31 in all.