Unscramble PLUNGINGS and you have 158 words, PLUNGINGS itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are PLUNGING and PUNGLING, 12 points each. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PLUNGINGS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 8 with 7, 12 with 6, 23 with 5, 54 with 4, 46 with 3 and 12 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
9 of 54 4-letter words in PLUNGINGS tie at 7 points; none scores more. SIGN, PLUS and PLUG will look familiar.
Of the 46 3-letter words made with PLUNGINGS letters, 4 score 6 points, the group's best. SUN, INN and UPS are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of PLUNGINGS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with PL · ending in GS · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by PLUNGING and PUNGLING (12 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PLUNGINGS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the Words With Friends list leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLUNGINGS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 158) | 125 | 156 | 118 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PLUNGINGS, PLUSING, PUSLING, LUGINGS, PLINGS, PUGILS, PLING, PUGIL, GINGS, GUPS, NISGUL, SPUG and 19 more, 31 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: LUGING, NUGS, GIS, LUNS, NUG, SIG, UNIS, LUN and UNI, 9 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: UGLIS and UGLI, 2 in all.