Unscramble BRINKMEN and you have 102 words, BRINKMEN itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. BIRKEN, KEMB and MERKIN are the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. The 8 letters split into 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from BRINKMEN by length: 1 with 8 letters, 3 with 6, 13 with 5, 45 with 4, 29 with 3 and 11 with 2. None has 7 letters.
KEMB scores highest among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble BRINKMEN at 12 points, ahead of BERK and BIKE on 10. MIKE, MINE and NINE are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of BRINKMEN but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with BR · ending in EN · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; BIKER, BRINK and MINKE (11 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
BRINKMEN 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRINKMEN itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 102) | 75 | 102 | 70 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BRINKMEN, BIRKEN, KEMB, MERKIN, BINK, BRIK, KEB, NERK, NIMB, REIK, RENK, EIK and 15 more, 27 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BERK, BINMEN, BINER, KI and NINER, 5 in all.