7 words come out when you unscramble GNU, starting with GNU itself: 4 in Scrabble, 7 in Words With Friends. 2 anagrams of GNU are on the page: GUN and NUG, each 4 points. GU and UG are the best of the shorter words, at 3 points. 3 letters: 1 vowel and 2 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from GNU split into 3 with 3 letters and 4 with 2.
Trade one tile of GNU for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 3-letter words: starting with G · ending in U · all 3-letter words
What GNU means, then the 4 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept GNU, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GNU itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 7) | 5 | 7 | 4 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
2 of the 7 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GU and UG. 1 of the 7 answers is missing from Words With Friends*: NUG.
Each word below uses all the letters of GNU and one more.