Unscramble PUNCTURATIONS and you have 448 words, PUNCTURATIONS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. It has 13 letters, 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from PUNCTURATIONS by length: 1 with 13 letters, 2 with 12, 5 with 11, 16 with 10, 32 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2.
The 12-letter words made with PUNCTURATIONS letters come to 2, each scoring 16 points.
Of the 5 11-letter words in PUNCTURATIONS, 4 score 15 points, the group's best. PUNCTUATION is the one most people know.
5 of 16 10-letter words you get when you unscramble PUNCTURATIONS tie at 14 points; none scores more. CONSTRAINT and TRUNCATION will look familiar.
32 9-letter words from PUNCTURATIONS; 4 of them share the top score of 13. CONSTRAIN and PROSTATIC are everyday picks.
Among 60 8-letter words in PUNCTURATIONS, the top score is 12, reached by 13. CONTAINS, AUCTIONS and CONSTANT are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 7-letter words made with PUNCTURATIONS letters, 23 score 11 points, the group's best. AUCTION, ACTIONS and CONTAIN are the ones most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PUNCTURATIONS, the top score is 10, reached by 33. ACTION, TOPICS and CASINO are the familiar ones.
38 of 60 5-letter words from PUNCTURATIONS tie at 9 points; none scores more. TOPIC, ACTOR and CORPS will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words in PUNCTURATIONS, the top score is 8, reached by 20. COST, CART and CARS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 3-letter words made with PUNCTURATIONS letters, 5 score 7 points, the group's best. CAN, CAR and ACT are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of PUNCTURATIONS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with PU · ending in NS · all 13-letter words
Here is what the 5 strongest answers mean; PUNCTUATIONS (16 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: PUNCTURATIONS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUNCTURATIONS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 448) | 347 | 446 | 315 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
101 of the 448 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PUNCTURATIONS, PUNCTURATION, CURNAPTIOUS, CONSPIRANT, PUNCTATORS, USUCAPTION, ACUPOINTS, PUNCTATOR, USUCAPION, ACUPOINT, AUTOPTIC, CRUSTATION and 89 more. 30 of the 448 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CURATIONS, NONSTATIC, UNIPAROUS, UPCOURT, CANTORIS, CAPOTS, CORTINAS, CURATION, PUNCTA, CAPOT, CAPRI, CATSUIT and 18 more. 2 of the 448 answers are missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CRIPS and CRIP.
Each word below uses all the letters of PUNCTURATIONS and one more.