Unscramble UPGUSH and you have 29 words, UPGUSH itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, PUGH leads with 10 points. It has 6 letters, 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
U12P34G23U12S1H43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from UPGUSH by length: 1 with 6 letters, 10 with 4, 12 with 3 and 6 with 2. None has 5 letters.
Keep every letter of UPGUSH but one, change that one, and you get:
More 6-letter words: starting with UP · ending in SH · all 6-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PUGH (10 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
UPGUSH 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPGUSH itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 29) | 18 | 29 | 18 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: UPGUSH, HUPS, PUH, GUPS, SPUG, GUP, GUS, SUG, UGS, GU and UG, 11 in all.