Unscramble GUNPOWDER and you have 263 words, GUNPOWDER itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from GUNPOWDER by length: 1 with 9 letters, 12 with 7, 43 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
Of the 43 6-letter words in GUNPOWDER, 6 score 12 points, the group's best. GROUND, WONDER and POWDER are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble GUNPOWDER, POWND and PWNED tie for first at 11 points. GROUP, POWER and OWNER are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words from GUNPOWDER, DOWP leads with 10 points, then GOWD and POWN on 9. OPEN, DOWN and WORD are the familiar ones.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble GUNPOWDER, PEW, POW and PWN tie for first at 8 points. NEW, NOW and OWN are everyday picks.
These 6 words have the length of GUNPOWDER, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with GU · ending in ER · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with GROWNUP and UPGROWN (13 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
GUNPOWDER works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GUNPOWDER itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 263) | 199 | 263 | 187 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 64 of them: GOWPEN, POWRED, UPDREW, GOWDER, POWND, WOUNDER, DOWP, GORPED, PORGED, POWRE, UNOWED, NOWED and 52 more. Words With Friends* skips 12 of them: PWNED, PERNOD, PROGUN, PRONED, PWN, RUNGED, UNROPE, URPED, DEP, EW, URP and PO.
With one more tile, the letters of GUNPOWDER spell the words below.