301 words come out when you unscramble GUNMANSHIP, starting with GUNMANSHIP itself: 18 in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, SPHAGNUM leads with 16 points. It has 10 letters, 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from GUNMANSHIP by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 1 with 8, 30 with 7, 59 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words in GUNMANSHIP: SPHAGNUM, 16 points.
Among the 7-letter words from GUNMANSHIP, GAMPISH and HUMPING tie for first at 15 points. PUSHING, SHAPING and AMUSING are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble GUNMANSHIP are led by MASHUP, MISHAP and PASHIM, 13 points each. HUMANS, NAMING and PUNISH are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble GUNMANSHIP tie at 12 points; none scores more. HUMAN, SIGMA and MAINS will look familiar.
HUMP and UMPH share the top score of 11 among the 4-letter words from GUNMANSHIP. MAPS, SHIP and PUSH are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words in GUNMANSHIP; 9 of them share the top score of 8. HAS, MAP and MAN are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of GUNMANSHIP but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with GU · ending in IP · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by SPHAGNUM (16 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: GUNMANSHIP is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GUNMANSHIP itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 301) | 222 | 301 | 201 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
79 of the 301 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GUNMANSHIP, GAMPISH, UNSHAPING, MASHUP, PASHIM, UPHANGS, HAMING, NUNSHIP, PHANGS, SUMPH, UPHANG, GUIMPS and 67 more. 21 of the 301 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: UNHASPING, NUMNAHS, PASHM, UMPHS, AMPING, NUMNAH, SHUMAI, UMPH, UNHASP, AHING, HIMS, AUGH and 9 more.
This word takes every letter of GUNMANSHIP plus a single extra one.