Unscramble PUSTULATES and you have 287 words, PUSTULATES itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, PUSTULATE leads with 11 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from PUSTULATES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 6 with 8, 21 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 17 with 2.
Among 21 7-letter words you get when you unscramble PUSTULATES, the top score is 9, reached by 13. STAPLES, STATUES and UPSTATE are the familiar ones.
47 of 60 6-letter words from PUSTULATES tie at 8 points; none scores more. STATES, LATEST and PLATES will look familiar.
The 5-letter words from PUSTULATES come to 60, each scoring 7 points. PLATE, SETUP and PULSE are the familiar ones.
59 of 60 4-letter words in PUSTULATES tie at 6 points; none scores more. PAST, PLUS and STEP will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words made with PUSTULATES letters, 24 score 5 points, the group's best. SET, LET and PUT are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of PUSTULATES for another and you can spell these 4 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with PU · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PELTASTS, PULSATES, PUSTULES and UPSTATES (10 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PUSTULATES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUSTULATES itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 287) | 226 | 287 | 214 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
61 of the 287 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SPATULES, PATTLES, PUTEALS, SPATULE, USTULATES, PATTES, PATTLE, PELTAS, PLASTE, PUSLES, PUSSEL, PUTEAL and 49 more. 12 of the 287 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PUSTULATES, PUSTULATE, TAPLESS, PELAUS, PELAU, PULAS, SEPS, PST, ATS, EST, SUS and TE.