265 words come out when you unscramble WAGONLESS, starting with WAGONLESS itself: 13 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, GALOWSES leads with 12 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from WAGONLESS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 11 with 7, 48 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
GALOWSES is the only one of the 8-letter words made with WAGONLESS letters; it scores 12 points.
7 of 48 6-letter words you get when you unscramble WAGONLESS tie at 10 points; none scores more. SEASON, LESSON and ANGELS will look familiar.
60 5-letter words from WAGONLESS; 14 of them share the top score of 9. ALONG, ANGEL and ANGLE are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words made with WAGONLESS letters, the top score is 8, reached by 10. NEWS, LAWS and SNOW are the familiar ones.
GAW and WAG are the top 3-letter words you get when you unscramble WAGONLESS, 7 points each. NEW, WAS and NOW will look familiar.
Keep every letter of WAGONLESS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with WA · ending in SS · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; SAWLOGS and WANGLES (11 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts WAGONLESS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAGONLESS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 265) | 199 | 265 | 191 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: WAGONLESS, GALOWSES, GOWLANS, GOWLAN, LEASOWS, WONGAS, GNOWS, GOWLS, LEASOW, LOWANS, LOWNES, LOWSES and 54 more, 66 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SWOLE, ANGLOS, ANGLO, GEANS, EW, AGS, GOS and NEG, 8 in all.
This word takes every letter of WAGONLESS plus a single extra one.