Unscramble LAUNCHPAD and you have 162 words, LAUNCHPAD itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
L12A1U12N12C34H43P34A1D2
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from LAUNCHPAD split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 1 with 7, 13 with 6, 35 with 5, 48 with 4, 48 with 3 and 15 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in LAUNCHPAD: HANDCLAP, for 16 points.
CHALUPA is the only one of the 7-letter words made with LAUNCHPAD letters; it scores 14 points.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble LAUNCHPAD, PACHA and PUNCH tie for first at 12 points. ALPHA, LUNCH and CANAL are everyday picks.
CAPH and CHAP share the top score of 11 among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble LAUNCHPAD. PLAN, HAND and LAND are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of LAUNCHPAD but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with LA · ending in AD · all 9-letter words
What LAUNCHPAD means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
LAUNCHPAD works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAUNCHPAD itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 162) | 119 | 162 | 104 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
43 of the 162 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: UPHAND, CHALAN, HANAP, LAUCH, LUACH, NAUCH, PAUCAL, ADHAN, CALPA, CAPUL, CHAL, HAPU and 31 more. 15 of the 162 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: HANDCLAP, CHALUPA, CHANA, LANCH, DUH, LAH, NAPA, PAAN, PAUA, CAL, DAN, LUD and 3 more.
With one more tile, the letters of LAUNCHPAD spell the words below.