Unscramble PUTONGHUA and you have 183 words, PUTONGHUA itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are HANGUP, UPHANG and UPHUNG, 12 points each. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from PUTONGHUA by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 7, 13 with 6, 22 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2. None has 8 letters.
PHANG scores highest among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PUTONGHUA at 11 points, ahead of AUGHT and GHAUT on 9. TOUGH, THONG and TANGO are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words from PUTONGHUA is PUGH, 10 points; HAPU and OPAH on 9 follow. PATH, HUNT and THOU are everyday picks.
Of the 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble PUTONGHUA, 8 score 8 points, the group's best. TOP, HOT and GOT are the ones most people know.
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; HANGUP (12 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PUTONGHUA, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUTONGHUA itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 183) | 142 | 183 | 132 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: UPHANG, UPHUNG, AGUNOTH, PHANG, TOHUNGA, ANOUGH, HAPU, POTGUN, PUHA, TAUHOU, GATH, PONGA and 29 more, 41 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PUTONGHUA, THANG, AUGH, GOTH, PHO, APO, OPA, TAUON, NUG and PO, 10 in all.
This word takes every letter of PUTONGHUA plus a single extra one.