Unscramble PUNCTUATE to get 156 words. PUNCTUATE itself is a real word: 13 points on a Scrabble board, 18 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, PUNCTATE leads with 12 points. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
P34U12N12C34T1U12A1T1E1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from PUNCTUATE split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 1 with 7, 16 with 6, 21 with 5, 49 with 4, 51 with 3 and 16 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in PUNCTUATE: PUNCTATE, for 12 points.
There is a single one of the 7-letter words made with PUNCTUATE letters: PENTACT, 11 points.
49 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PUNCTUATE; 5 of them share the top score of 8. TAPE, CENT and CAPE are everyday picks.
Among 51 3-letter words from PUNCTUATE, the top score is 7, reached by 5. CAN, ACT and NET are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of PUNCTUATE for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with PU · ending in TE · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PUNCTATE (12 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PUNCTUATE, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUNCTUATE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 156) | 126 | 156 | 122 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); *the Words With Friends list changes.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 30 of them: PENTACT, CATNEP, PAUNCE, UNCAPE, PANCE, PUCAN, PUNCE, CAUP, PUTTEN, TUPUNA, UNCATE, PATTE and 18 more. Words With Friends* skips 4 of them: PUNCTA, CENTU, TEC and TE.
These 3 words take every letter of PUNCTUATE plus a single extra one.