Unscramble PUNCTUATES to get 287 words. PUNCTUATES itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 19 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is PUNCTUATE, 13 points. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from PUNCTUATES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 2 with 8, 25 with 7, 58 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
PUNCTUATE is the only one of the 9-letter words made with PUNCTUATES letters; it scores 13 points.
25 7-letter words you get when you unscramble PUNCTUATES; 7 of them share the top score of 11. PATENTS, PEANUTS and UPSTATE are everyday picks.
Among 58 6-letter words from PUNCTUATES, the top score is 10, reached by 17. PATENT, ASPECT and STATUE are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words from PUNCTUATES, 17 score 9 points, the group's best. SPACE, CAUSE and SETUP are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words in PUNCTUATES, the top score is 8, reached by 13. CASE, PAST and CAST are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 3-letter words made with PUNCTUATES letters tie at 7 points; none scores more. CAN, ACT and NET will look familiar.
Keep every letter of PUNCTUATES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with PU · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
The 6 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by PUNCTATE (12 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. PUNCTUATES is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUNCTUATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 287) | 230 | 287 | 221 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
55 of the 287 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PENTACTS, CATNEPS, PAUNCES, PENTACT, UNCAPES, USUCAPT, AUCEPS, CATNEP, PANCES, PAUNCE, PUCANS, PUCEST and 43 more. 11 of the 287 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PUNCTA, SPECT, CENTAS, UNCAST, CENTU, PST, TEC, ATS, EST, SAN and TE. 2 of the 287 answers are missing from Scrabble US: CUNTS and CUNT.
This word takes every letter of PUNCTUATES plus a single extra one.