Unscramble PUNCTULATES to get 342 words. PUNCTULATES itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 21 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, PUNCTUATES and PUNCTULATE lead with 14 points. The 11 letters split into 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from PUNCTULATES split into 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 10, 4 with 9, 12 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
Every one of the 2 10-letter words made with PUNCTULATES letters scores 14.
21 of 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble PUNCTULATES tie at 11 points; none scores more. PATENTS, PLANETS and CLEANUP will look familiar.
Among 60 6-letter words made with PUNCTULATES letters, the top score is 10, reached by 29. PLACES, CASTLE and ASPECT are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PUNCTULATES, 29 score 9 points, the group's best. PLACE, SPACE and CAUSE are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words from PUNCTULATES; 15 of them share the top score of 8. CASE, CAST and CENT are everyday picks.
5 of 60 3-letter words in PUNCTULATES tie at 7 points; none scores more. CAN, ACT and PUT will look familiar.
Trade one tile of PUNCTULATES for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with PU · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
The 6 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CLEANUPS, CUPULATE, PUNCTATE and PUNCTUAL (12 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PUNCTULATES is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUNCTULATES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 342) | 265 | 342 | 255 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PUNCTULATES, PUNCTULATE, PUNCTULES, CLAPNETS, PENTACTS, PUNCTULE, UNPLACES, CATNEPS, CLAPNET, PAUNCES, PENTACT, UNCAPES and 63 more, 75 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PUSTULATE, CUSPAL, PUNCTA, SPECT, CENTAS, CENTU, CALS, CAL, PST, TEC, ATS and TE, 12 in all. Not in Scrabble US: CUNTS and CUNT, 2 in all.