Unscramble MALAPERTLY and you have 294 words, MALAPERTLY itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
M34A1L12A1P34E1R1T1L12Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from MALAPERTLY by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 3 with 8, 26 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with MALAPERTLY letters: PALMATELY, for 16 points.
LAMPREY, PALMARY and PALMYRA share the top score of 14 among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble MALAPERTLY. LATERAL and TRAMPLE are the ones most people know.
TRAMPY tops the 6-letter words from MALAPERTLY at 13 points; next come ALMERY and AMYTAL on 11. REALLY, PLAYER and PARTLY will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble MALAPERTLY, 4 score 12 points, the group's best. REPLY, PARTY and EARLY are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words from MALAPERTLY, TYMP, YMPE and YMPT tie for first at 11 points. YEAR, TYPE and PLAY are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words in MALAPERTLY, the top score is 8, reached by 10. MAY, MAP and PAY are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of MALAPERTLY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with MA · ending in LY · all 10-letter words
MALAPERTLY first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
MALAPERTLY 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MALAPERTLY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 294) | 216 | 294 | 209 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 78 of them: LAPTRAY, METALLY, PEATARY, PRELATY, PREMY, ALMERY, AMYTAL, APTAMER, MELLAY, PETARY, TYMP, YMPE and 66 more. Words With Friends* skips 7 of them: TRAMPY, MELTY, MYLAR, RETALLY, TAYRA, YER and TE.