Unscramble PUNCTUATING and you have 237 words, PUNCTUATING itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is UNCAPING, 13 points. The 11 letters split into 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from PUNCTUATING split into 1 with 11 letters, 4 with 8, 15 with 7, 31 with 6, 48 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2. None has 10 or 9 letters.
PUNCING scores highest among the 7-letter words made with PUNCTUATING letters at 12 points, ahead of CANTING and CATTING on 10. CUTTING and PUTTING are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words from PUNCTUATING, CAPING and PACING tie for first at 11 points. ACTING, TUNING and INTACT are everyday picks.
Among 48 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PUNCTUATING, the top score is 9, reached by 5. INPUT, PAINT and GIANT are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 4-letter words from PUNCTUATING tie at 8 points; none scores more. ANTI, PAIN and GAIN will look familiar.
Among 60 3-letter words in PUNCTUATING, the top score is 7, reached by 4. CAN, ACT and PUT are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of PUNCTUATING for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with PU · ending in NG · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CAPING and PACING (11 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PUNCTUATING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUNCTUATING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 237) | 173 | 237 | 162 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 63 of them: UNCAPING, PUNCING, TAPUING, ANNICUT, APTING, NAPING, PANING, PUCAN, UNPAINT, ANICUT, CAPI, CAUP and 51 more. Words With Friends* skips 12 of them: CAPING, PUNCTA, ATTING, CUNIT, GUAC, PITTA, UNICA, CIG, PTUI, NUG, TIAN and GI. Scrabble US skips 1 of them: CUNT.
With one more tile, the letters of PUNCTUATING spell the words below.