429 words come out when you unscramble PUBLICATIONS, starting with PUBLICATIONS itself: 18 in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PUBLICATIONS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 4 with 10, 24 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 38 with 2.
PUBLICATION tops the 11-letter words in PUBLICATIONS at 17 points; next comes SPICULATION on 15.
The best of the 10-letter words made with PUBLICATIONS letters is BIOPLASTIC, 16 points; ANCIPITOUS and PLICATIONS on 14 follow.
PUBLICANS and PUBLICIST share the top score of 15 among the 9-letter words from PUBLICATIONS. OPTICIANS is the one most people know.
PUBLICAN, SUBOPTIC and SUBTOPIC are the top 8-letter words you get when you unscramble PUBLICATIONS, 14 points each. POLITICS, AUCTIONS and CAPTIONS will look familiar.
60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble PUBLICATIONS; 4 of them share the top score of 13. PLASTIC, OPTICAL and CAPTION are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words from PUBLICATIONS are led by BIOPIC, PUBCOS and PUBLIC, 12 points each. OPTICS, CABINS and COBALT are the familiar ones.
Among the 5-letter words in PUBLICATIONS, PUBCO and PUBIC tie for first at 11 points. ABOUT, TOPIC and BASIC are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words made with PUBLICATIONS letters, the top score is 8, reached by 33. CLUB, PICS and CLIP are the familiar ones.
12 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble PUBLICATIONS tie at 7 points; none scores more. CAN, BUT and ACT will look familiar.
Trade one tile of PUBLICATIONS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with PU · ending in NS · all 12-letter words
PUBLICATIONS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PUBLICATIONS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUBLICATIONS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 429) | 353 | 428 | 326 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 76 of them: ANCIPITOUS, ACUPOINTS, BASILICON, CIBATIONS, PANOISTIC, PLATONICS, SUBACTION, SUBTOPIAN, ACUPOINT, APOSITIC, BIOPLAST, BOTANICS and 64 more. Words With Friends* skips 27 of them: BIOPLASTIC, UNPOLITIC, BITCOINS, SALPICON, TOPICALS, BITCOIN, PLATINOUS, PSIONIC, SULCATION, ALTCOINS, CAPOTS, CUBITI and 15 more. Scrabble UK skips 1 of them: BINT.