Unscramble PUNGENCE and you have 52 words, PUNGENCE itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, PENCE and PUNCE lead with 9 points. The 8 letters split into 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from PUNGENCE split into 1 with 8 letters, 5 with 5, 12 with 4, 25 with 3 and 9 with 2. None has 7 or 6 letters.
This word has the length of PUNGENCE, with one letter different:
More 8-letter words: starting with PU · ending in CE · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PENCE (9 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PUNGENCE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUNGENCE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 52) | 38 | 52 | 36 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PUNGENCE, PUNCE, GEEP, GUP, PENE, UNCE, EUGE, NEP, GUE, EEN, ENE, GU and 2 more, 14 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: NEG and NUG, 2 in all.
This word takes every letter of PUNGENCE plus a single extra one.