81 words come out when you unscramble PAUGHTY, starting with PAUGHTY itself: 16 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are HUGY, HYP and THUYA, 11 points each. 7 letters: 2 vowels and 5 consonants. PAUGHTY as a single 7-tile play makes 66 in Scrabble, 16 plus the 50 bonus, and 52 in Words With Friends (17 + 35).
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PAUGHTY by length: 1 with 7 letters, 3 with 5, 21 with 4, 42 with 3 and 14 with 2. None has 6 letters.
HYP scores highest among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble PAUGHTY at 11 points, ahead of GYP and HAY on 9. GAY, PAY and PUT are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of PAUGHTY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 7-letter words: starting with PA · ending in TY · all 7-letter words
What PAUGHTY means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. PAUGHTY is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAUGHTY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 81) | 61 | 81 | 59 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HUGY, HAPU, PUHA, PYAT, GATH, PUH, PUY, GAUP, TYG, YUG, AYU, GUP and 8 more, 20 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: AUGH and YAG, 2 in all.