209 words come out when you unscramble PIQUANTLY, starting with PIQUANTLY itself: 23 in Scrabble, 26 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
P34I1Q10U12A1N12T1L12Y43
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from PIQUANTLY by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 9 with 7, 14 with 6, 42 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
QUAINTLY is the only one of the 8-letter words made with PIQUANTLY letters; it scores 20 points.
5 of 42 5-letter words from PIQUANTLY tie at 14 points; none scores more. INPUT, PLANT and PLAIN will look familiar.
QUAY scores highest among the 4-letter words made with PIQUANTLY letters at 16 points, ahead of QUIP on 15 and QUAI on 13. PLAN, PLAY and ANTI are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble PIQUANTLY, QAT, QIN and QUA tie for first at 12 points. ANY, PAY and PUT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of PIQUANTLY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with PI · ending in LY · all 9-letter words
PIQUANTLY first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PIQUANTLY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIQUANTLY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 209) | 176 | 209 | 166 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
33 of the 209 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: QUINA, QUAT, QIN, UNPAY, UPLAY, PATULIN, PULY, PYAT, PULTAN, PUY, TIPULA, TIPUNA and 21 more. 10 of the 209 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: QI, LAYIN, TIYN, TYIN, LIPA, PALI, PTUI, LATU, LUN and UNI.