Unscramble PERPLEXING and you have 208 words, PERPLEXING itself among them: it scores 22 in Scrabble and 27 in Words With Friends. PERPLEX is the best of the shorter words, at 18 points. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from PERPLEXING by length: 1 with 10 letters, 13 with 7, 28 with 6, 39 with 5, 60 with 4, 54 with 3 and 13 with 2. None has 9 or 8 letters.
Among the 7-letter words made with PERPLEXING letters, PERPLEX leads with 18 points, then PLEXING on 17 and GRIPPLE on 12. PEERING, PEELING and PEEPING are the familiar ones.
EXPIRE and PREXIE are the top 6-letter words in PERPLEXING, 15 points each. PEEING, RIPPLE and LINGER will look familiar.
EXPEL and PIXEL share the top score of 14 among the 5-letter words from PERPLEXING. GREEN, GENRE and LINER are the ones most people know.
PLEX and PREX are the top 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PERPLEXING, 13 points each. LINE, GIRL and RING will look familiar.
PIX scores highest among the 3-letter words made with PERPLEXING letters at 12 points, ahead of LEX and NIX on 10. PIN, LEG and PEN are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of PERPLEXING but one, change that one, and you get:
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The meaning of PERPLEXING, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
PERPLEXING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERPLEXING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 208) | 154 | 208 | 142 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 54 of them: PLEXING, PREXIE, GREX, LEPPING, NIXER, LEEPING, PINGLER, GRIPLE, PINGLE, PLING, RIPP, GEEP and 42 more. Words With Friends* skips 12 of them: EXILER, EXING, PLEX, REXINE, REPPING, PERP, EELING, LIPE, PERE, REGIE, NEG and GI.