296 words come out when you unscramble MAINTAINER, starting with MAINTAINER itself: 12 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are INANIMATE and NITRAMINE, 11 points each. 10 letters: 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from MAINTAINER by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 9 with 8, 29 with 7, 52 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
Of the 29 7-letter words from MAINTAINER, 24 score 9 points, the group's best. INTERIM, MARTINI and INERTIA are the ones most people know.
Among 52 6-letter words you get when you unscramble MAINTAINER, the top score is 8, reached by 33. MARINE, REMAIN and MANNER are the familiar ones.
60 5-letter words in MAINTAINER; 52 of them share the top score of 7. ANIME, MEANT and MARIA are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with MAINTAINER letters, 49 score 6 points, the group's best. TIME, NAME and ITEM are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble MAINTAINER; 21 of them share the top score of 5. ARE, ART and MAN are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of MAINTAINER but one, change that one, and you get:
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What MAINTAINER means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
MAINTAINER works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAINTAINER itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 296) | 237 | 296 | 219 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
59 of the 296 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NITRAMINE, ANTIMEN, MANRENT, MERANTI, MINIATE, MAINER, MANATI, MANENT, MINIER, MINNIE, RETAMA, TAMINE and 47 more. 18 of the 296 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ANTIMINE, AMIRITE, ANIMATI, EMANANT, AMENTA, MATIER, AMRIT, ARAME, MANAT, MIRIN, RAMEN, RAMIN and 6 more.
These 3 words take every letter of MAINTAINER plus a single extra one.