Unscramble PUNJIING to get 40 words. PUNJIING itself is a real word: 18 points on a Scrabble board, 25 in Words With Friends. 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PUNJIING by length: 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 1 with 6, 4 with 5, 4 with 4, 21 with 3 and 8 with 2.
PINGUIN is the only one of the 7-letter words made with PUNJIING letters; it scores 10 points.
Just 1 of the 6-letter words in PUNJIING: PINING, for 9 points.
Keep every letter of PUNJIING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with PU · ending in NG · all 8-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with PUNJI (14 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts PUNJIING, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUNJIING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 40) | 32 | 40 | 28 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PUNJIING, GJU, PINGUIN, GUP, GINN, ING, GU and UG, 8 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PUNJI, NUG, GI and UNI, 4 in all.