Unscramble MAINSPRING and you have 306 words, MAINSPRING itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are PRIMINGS and RAMPINGS, 13 points each. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from MAINSPRING by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 8 with 8, 40 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 15 with 2.
Of the 40 7-letter words you get when you unscramble MAINSPRING, 4 score 12 points, the group's best. RAISING, ARISING and MARGINS are the ones most people know.
4 of 60 6-letter words from MAINSPRING tie at 11 points; none scores more. SPRING, MINING and RISING will look familiar.
GAMPS, GIMPS and GRAMP share the top score of 10 among the 5-letter words made with MAINSPRING letters. SIGMA, PAIRS and GRAMS are the ones most people know.
GAMP and GIMP are the top 4-letter words you get when you unscramble MAINSPRING, 9 points each. MAIN, MAPS and MINI will look familiar.
Among 60 3-letter words from MAINSPRING, the top score is 7, reached by 4. MAP, MAN and AIR are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of MAINSPRING for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with MA · ending in NG · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PRIMINGS (13 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. MAINSPRING is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAINSPRING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 306) | 245 | 306 | 226 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RAMPINGS, SIRNAMING, PAINIMS, PIGMAN, SPAINING, INGRAMS, MAINING, NAMINGS, PAINIM, PANIMS, RINGMAN, RISPING and 49 more, 61 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: AMPING, PANINIS, RAPINIS, MARGS, MIPS, MIRINS, PANINI, RAMINS, SPAM, MANIS, MARG, MIRIN and 7 more, 19 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of MAINSPRING spell the words below.