Unscramble PUNCTURATION and you have 340 words, PUNCTURATION itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PUNCTURATION by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 3 with 10, 4 with 9, 17 with 8, 49 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words made with PUNCTURATION letters: PUNCTUATION, for 15 points.
PUNCTATION and PUNCTUATOR are the top 10-letter words in PUNCTURATION, 14 points each. TRUNCATION will look familiar.
The 8-letter words from PUNCTURATION are led by ACUPOINT, AUTOPTIC and PROTATIC, 12 points each. TRACTION and PRINTOUT are the familiar ones.
Of the 49 7-letter words made with PUNCTURATION letters, 11 score 11 points, the group's best. AUCTION, CONTAIN and CAUTION are the ones most people know.
12 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PUNCTURATION tie at 10 points; none scores more. ACTION, OUTPUT and INTACT will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words from PUNCTURATION, the top score is 9, reached by 16. TOPIC, COURT and INPUT are the familiar ones.
12 of 60 4-letter words in PUNCTURATION tie at 8 points; none scores more. PART, CART and PAIN will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words made with PUNCTURATION letters, 5 score 7 points, the group's best. CAN, TOP and CAR are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of PUNCTURATION for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with PU · ending in ON · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by PUNCTUATION (15 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PUNCTURATION 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUNCTURATION itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 340) | 265 | 339 | 241 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 74 of them: PUNCTURATION, PUNCTATOR, ACUPOINT, AUTOPTIC, APTOTIC, CURTATION, PATRICO, RUCTATION, UNCURTAIN, COPITA, NOCTURIA, PONTIC and 62 more. Words With Friends* skips 24 of them: UPCOURT, CURATION, PUNCTA, CAPOT, CAPRI, CORTINA, TRIPTAN, COPI, CUATRO, PANINO, RACINO, TINPOT and 12 more. Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: CRIP. Scrabble US skips 1 of them: CUNT.
With one more tile, the letters of PUNCTURATION spell the words below.