Unscramble ZOOPHAGANS and you have 214 words, ZOOPHAGANS itself among them: it scores 25 in Scrabble and 27 in Words With Friends. ZOOPHAGAN is the best of the shorter words, at 24 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from ZOOPHAGANS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 2 with 7, 17 with 6, 52 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in ZOOPHAGANS: ZOOPHAGAN, for 24 points.
Among the 5-letter words from ZOOPHAGANS, HAZAN leads with 17 points, then SPAZA on 16 and GAZON on 15. SPOON, PAGAN and SNOOP are the familiar ones.
The best of the 4-letter words in ZOOPHAGANS is ZHOS, 16 points; SPAZ and ZAPS on 15 follow. SHOP, HANG and GAPS are everyday picks.
ZHO tops the 3-letter words made with ZOOPHAGANS letters at 15 points; next come POZ and ZAP on 14. HAS, AGO and GAS will look familiar.
Keep every letter of ZOOPHAGANS but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 7 strongest answers mean; HAZANS (18 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
ZOOPHAGANS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the Words With Friends list leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZOOPHAGANS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 214) | 167 | 213 | 140 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
47 of the 214 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ZOOPHAGANS, ZOOPHAGAN, GAZOONS, GAZONS, GAZOON, GONZOS, SPAZA, ZHOS, GAZON, ZHO, POZ, PHANGS and 35 more. 27 of the 214 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: GAZOOS, GAZOO, ASHPAN, SANGHA, PHOS, PONGOS, PHO, POGOS, PONGO, HAOS, NAPAS, PAANS and 15 more. 1 of the 214 answers is missing from Scrabble UK: SPAZ.