314 words come out when you unscramble PUNCTULATING, starting with PUNCTULATING itself: 17 in Scrabble, 25 in Words With Friends. PUNCTUATING is the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from PUNCTULATING split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 1 with 9, 16 with 8, 34 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2. None has 10 letters.
PUNCTUATING is the only one of the 11-letter words in PUNCTULATING; it scores 16 points.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words made with PUNCTULATING letters: UNPLACING, 14 points.
UNCAPING tops the 8-letter words from PUNCTULATING at 13 points; next come PUNCTUAL on 12 and CANTLING on 11. PLANTING will look familiar.
GILTCUP, PLACING and PUNCING share the top score of 12 among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble PUNCTULATING. CUTTING, PUTTING and PLATING are the ones most people know.
The 6-letter words in PUNCTULATING are led by CAPING, GILCUP and PACING, 11 points each. ACTING, TUNING and INTACT are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words made with PUNCTULATING letters, 12 score 9 points, the group's best. INPUT, PLANT and PLAIN are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PUNCTULATING, the top score is 8, reached by 7. PLAN, PAIN and GAIN are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 3-letter words from PUNCTULATING tie at 7 points; none scores more. CAN, ACT and PUT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of PUNCTULATING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with PU · ending in NG · all 12-letter words
The 5 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by PLACING and PUNCTUAL (12 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
PUNCTULATING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUNCTULATING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 314) | 238 | 314 | 223 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
75 of the 314 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PUNCTULATING, UNPLACING, UNCAPING, GILTCUP, PUNCING, CANTLING, CLATTING, CLAUTING, GILCUP, LAUNCING, UNCLIPT, GLUCINA and 63 more. 16 of the 314 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CAPING, PUNCTA, ATTING, CUNIT, GUAC, LIGNAN, PITTA, CIG, CLIT, LIPA, PALI, PTUI and 4 more. 1 of the 314 answers is missing from Scrabble US: CUNT.