Unscramble MAINTAINS and you have 201 words, MAINTAINS itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 11 points: AMANITINS. Of the shorter words, MAINTAIN and AMANITIN lead with 10 points. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from MAINTAINS split into 2 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 7 with 7, 24 with 6, 44 with 5, 60 with 4, 46 with 3 and 16 with 2.
Among 24 6-letter words you get when you unscramble MAINTAINS, the top score is 8, reached by 19. MANTIS is the familiar one.
44 5-letter words made with MAINTAINS letters; 26 of them share the top score of 7. SAINT, SATIN and MANIA are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble MAINTAINS, the top score is 6, reached by 29. MAIN, ANTI and MINI are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of MAINTAINS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with MA · ending in NS · all 9-letter words
The meaning of MAINTAINS, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. MAINTAINS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAINTAINS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 201) | 151 | 201 | 139 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
50 of the 201 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MANATIS, MANATI, MATAIS, SAMITI, TAMINS, MATAI, NAAMS, SAMAN, TAMIN, ANNATS, ISTANA, MAAS and 38 more. 12 of the 201 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ANIMATI, MANATS, SANTIM, MANAT, MANIS, MANI, MASA, STIM, TIANS, STAN, ATS and SAN.
This word takes every letter of MAINTAINS plus a single extra one.