There are 192 words hidden in the letters of POLISHING, from 21 two-letter words up to POLISHING (9 letters). For points, POLISHING is best at 15.
No other single word uses all 9 letters of POLISHING. POLISHING has 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants, worth 15 points before any board bonuses.
9-letter words 1
8-letter words 3
longship14pignolis11spoiling11
7-letter words 12
hoising11lisping10longish11pignoli10pilings10pishing13poising10siloing8sliping10sloping10soiling8spiling10
6-letter words 20
5-letter words 28
gipon8glops8hongs9lingo6lings6linos5lions5lipin7login6loins5longs6nighs9nihil8noils5ohing9oping8opsin7phons10piing8pilis7pingo8pings8pions7polis7pongs8sigil6sling6spoil7
4-letter words 67
ghis8gins5gips7glop7gosh8hili7hins7hips9hisn7hogs8holp9hols7hong8hons7hops9ions4ling5lino4lins4lion4lips6lisp6logs5loin4long5lops6nigh8nils4nips6nisi4nogs5noil4nosh7oils4phis9phon9pigs7pili6ping7pins6pion6pish9piso6pois6pols6pong7pons6posh9shin7ship9shog8shop9sigh8sign5silo4sing5sinh7slip6slog5slop6snip6snog5soil4soli4song5soph9spin6
3-letter words 40
ghi7gin4gip6hin6hip8his6hog7hon6hop8hos6ins3ion3lin3lip5lis3log4lop5nil3nip5nog4noh6nos3ohs6oil3ons3ops5phi8pho8pig6pin5pis5poh8poi5pol5psi5sin3sip5sol3son3sop5
2-letter words 21
go3gs3hi5ho5in2is2li2ln2lo2ls2no2oh5oi2on2op4os2pi4ps4sh5si2so2
Words are from our open word list and include some game-only words. Rude words are left out of this page; the unscrambler shows every valid word, lets you add blank tiles and filter by length.