Unscramble BENCHMARK to get 236 words. BENCHMARK itself is a real word: 22 points on a Scrabble board, 25 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, HACKMEN leads with 18 points. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from BENCHMARK by length: 1 with 9 letters, 9 with 7, 23 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Among the 6-letter words made with BENCHMARK letters, HACKER leads with 15 points, then BACKER and EMBANK on 14. BRANCH, BREACH and BANKER are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble BENCHMARK, 6 score 14 points, the group's best. MARCH, BEACH and BREAK are the ones most people know.
The 4-letter words from BENCHMARK are led by HACK and HECK, 13 points each. BACK, MAKE and EACH are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 3-letter words from BENCHMARK tie at 9 points; none scores more. ARE, CAN and CAR will look familiar.
Trade one tile of BENCHMARK for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with BE · ending in RK · all 9-letter words
BENCHMARK first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept BENCHMARK, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENCHMARK itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 236) | 179 | 236 | 168 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BEKAH, CHANK, CHEKA, ENCHARM, REBACK, BRACK, BARKEN, CEMBRA, KANEH, KEMB, MECK, RECKAN and 45 more, 57 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CHAMBRE, MACHER, MERCH, CHEM, MECH, BERK, ACK, MANEB, BANC, MEH and BAE, 11 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of BENCHMARK and one more.