141 words come out when you unscramble PUNISHING, starting with PUNISHING itself: 15 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from PUNISHING split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 7 with 7, 9 with 6, 9 with 5, 54 with 4, 46 with 3 and 14 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words made with PUNISHING letters: PINGUINS, for 11 points.
PUGH scores highest among the 4-letter words made with PUNISHING letters at 10 points, ahead of HIPS and HUPS on 9. SIGN, SHIP and PUSH are the ones most people know.
4 of 46 3-letter words you get when you unscramble PUNISHING tie at 8 points; none scores more. SUN, INN and UPS will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of PUNISHING, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with PU · ending in NG · all 9-letter words
PUNISHING first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. PUNISHING is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUNISHING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 141) | 113 | 141 | 106 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
28 of the 141 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NUNSHIP, INSHIP, PINGUINS, PINGUIN, HINGS, HUPS, HING, PUH, GUPS, HUIS, NISH, SINING and 16 more. 7 of the 141 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: NUGS, GIS, NUG, SIG, UNIS, GI and UNI.
With one more tile, the letters of PUNISHING spell the words below.