Unscramble pinguin

31 words come out when you unscramble PINGUIN, starting with PINGUIN itself: 10 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. PINING is the best of the shorter words, at 9 points. 7 letters: 3 vowels and 4 consonants. All 7 tiles of PINGUIN in one turn: 60 in Scrabble (10 + 50), 50 in Words With Friends (15 + 35).

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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.

Possible Words From pinguin

Counting the words from PINGUIN by length: 1 with 7 letters, 1 with 6, 2 with 5, 3 with 4, 16 with 3 and 8 with 2.

7 Letter Words You Can Make with pinguin

6 Letter Words You Can Make with pinguin

PINING is the only one of the 6-letter words in PINGUIN; it scores 9 points.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with pinguin

Among the 5-letter words made with PINGUIN letters, PIING leads with 8 points, then UNPIN on 7.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with pinguin

Among the 4-letter words from PINGUIN, PING and PUNG tie for first at 7 points.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with pinguin

Among 16 3-letter words you get when you unscramble PINGUIN, the top score is 6, reached by 4. INN, PIN and GUN are the familiar ones.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with pinguin

Among the 2-letter words from PINGUIN, PI and UP tie for first at 4 points. IN is an everyday pick.

Neighbor Words of PINGUIN

Trade one tile of PINGUIN for another and you can spell these 6 words:

More 7-letter words: starting with PI · ending in IN · all 7-letter words

Meanings of the Strongest PINGUIN Answers

Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PINING (9 points) takes the top spot.

Scrabble · Words With Friends points

PINING 9 · 13
to yearn intensely
PIING 8 · 11
to jumble or disorder
PING 7 · 10
to produce a brief, high-pitched sound
PUNG 7 · 11
a box-shaped sleigh
UNPIN 7 · 11
to remove the pins from
GIP 6 · 8
to gyp
PIG 6 · 8
to bear pigs (cloven-hoofed mammals)
PUG 6 · 9
to fill in with clay or mortar

PINGUIN in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?

Scrabble UK accepts PINGUIN, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
PINGUIN itselfNoYesNo
Answers accepted (of 31)253122

* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.

6 of the 31 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PINGUIN, GUP, GINN, ING, GU and UG. 3 of the 31 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: NUG, GI and UNI.

Add a Letter to PINGUIN

Each word below uses all the letters of PINGUIN and one more.

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