Hidden inside puzzlea is one standout: puzzle, a six-letter play worth 16 points in Scrabble — the ceiling for this rack. In all, 31 valid words come out of this rack, grouped by length below and checked for Words With Friends as well as Scrabble.
puzzle is the highest-scoring word from puzzlea, worth 16 points in Scrabble. The top 10 of 31 words are shown here, with the full list organized by length below.
Unscrambling puzzlea produces exactly one six-letter word: puzzle. It is an everyday word and an easy play, worth 16 points in Scrabble.
Unscrambling puzzlea produces exactly one five-letter word: pelau. It is not one of the common answers — a genuine unscrambler find — and it banks 7 points in Scrabble.
Rearranging the letters in puzzlea produces 8 valid four-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with leap. For points, the strongest plays are laze and zeal — each worth 13 points in Scrabble.
Unscrambling puzzlea turns up 13 three-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with ape, lap, pal, and pea. For points, the strongest plays are zap and zep — each worth 14 points in Scrabble.
The highest-scoring play from these letters is puzzle, worth 16 points in Scrabble, and no other word from puzzlea earns more points in Scrabble. Words With Friends prices the same letters differently, so the top of the list changes on a Words With Friends board. Both scores count tile values only and exclude premium squares.
The letters in puzzlea produce 31 valid words in the Scrabble and Words With Friends dictionaries. The word count by length is: 1 six-letter word, 1 five-letter word, 8 four-letter words, 13 three-letter words and 8 two-letter words.