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🔡 Eight letters, how many words? Build as many words of three or more letters as you can from the tiles below. The answer key sits at the bottom — fold it backward along the dotted line before you start.

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Word Hunt

Word-Maker · Puzzle No. 55 · ThePuzzleSolver.net

Medium

Make as many words as you can (3+ letters) from the eight letters in PICTURES. Each tile may be used once per word.

Build as many words as you can (3+ letters) using these eight tiles. Each tile may be used once per word.

Target: at least 20 words

✂ fold backward along this line to hide the solution ✂

Solution hidden on screen — it prints automatically.

Solution

73 words (and there are more): CUE, CUP, CUR, CUT, ICE, IRE, PET, PIE, PIT, PUT, RIP, SIP, SIR, SIT, SUE, TIE, TIP, USE, CITE, CUES, CURE, CUSP, CUTE, CUTS, EPIC, ICES, PETS, PIER, PIES, PITS, PURE, PUTS, RICE, RIPE, RISE, RITE, RUSE, SECT, SITE, SPIT, SPUR, STIR, SUIT, TIER, TIES, TIRE, TRIP, TRUE, CITES, CRIES, CRUST, CURES, CURSE, CUTIE, ERUPT, PRICE, PRIES, PURSE, SPICE, SPIRE, STRIP, TRIPE, TRIPS, CUTIES, ERUPTS, PRICES, PRIEST, PURIST, SPRITE, STRIPE, PICTURE, TRICEPS, PIECRUST.
Marquee finds: PICTURE, TRICEPS, PIECRUST (a full 8-letter anagram of PICTURES).

How to Solve This Word-Maker

The goal is to build as many words as you can from a single set of letters — a great warm-up for your word-game brain:

Build from common stems. Find the short words first (3–4 letters), then bolt on prefixes and suffixes (re-, un-, -ing, -ed, -s) to stretch them into longer ones.
Hunt for the big one. All the letters together usually spell at least one long word — finding it is the satisfying finish, and often the highest-scoring.
Don't forget the variations. If a word works, its plural and verb forms (-s, -ed, -ing) often do too — as long as the letters are available.

Set yourself a target, then try to beat it next time. For the full method and more, read our guide to winning at word games.

About This Puzzle

Word Hunt is a moderate word-maker from our free printable collection — a satisfying step up for solvers who've got the basics down and want a little more bite. It prints on one page with the fold-over answer key so you can check yourself honestly.