Unscramble MALFUNCTIONS and you have 426 words, MALFUNCTIONS itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, MALFUNCTION leads with 18 points. It has 12 letters, 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from MALFUNCTIONS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 4 with 10, 20 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 39 with 2.
The best of the 11-letter words in MALFUNCTIONS is MALFUNCTION, 18 points; FUNCTIONALS on 16 follows.
The 10-letter words made with MALFUNCTIONS letters are led by FULMINANTS and FUNCTIONAL, 15 points each.
5 of 20 9-letter words from MALFUNCTIONS tie at 14 points; none scores more. FUNCTIONS, MOUNTAINS and COLUMNIST will look familiar.
60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble MALFUNCTIONS; 13 of them share the top score of 13. FUNCTION, CONTAINS and MOUNTAIN are everyday picks.
The 7-letter words from MALFUNCTIONS are led by COMFITS and FACTUMS, 14 points each. MUSICAL, COLUMNS and INFANTS are the familiar ones.
COMFIT, FACTUM and MAFICS are the top 6-letter words in MALFUNCTIONS, 13 points each. CUSTOM, CLAIMS and COLUMN will look familiar.
The best of the 5-letter words made with MALFUNCTIONS letters is MAFIC, 12 points; CALFS and CALIF on 10 follow. MUSIC, FOCUS and CLAIM are everyday picks.
22 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble MALFUNCTIONS tie at 9 points; none scores more. FILM, FAST and FACT will look familiar.
CAF, FAM and FUM share the top score of 8 among the 3-letter words from MALFUNCTIONS. CAN, MAN and ACT are the ones most people know.
These 3 words have the length of MALFUNCTIONS, with one letter different:
More 12-letter words: starting with MA · ending in NS · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; FUNCTIONAL (15 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept MALFUNCTIONS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MALFUNCTIONS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 426) | 338 | 423 | 301 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FUNCTIONALS, FULMINANTS, CALIFONTS, CALIFONT, LOFTSMAN, MAFICS, SULFATIC, FINNACS, MASTFUL, MISTFUL, MUFLONS, OLFACTS and 73 more, 85 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CLAFOUTIS, FACTUMS, NONFISCAL, CLAFOUTI, FACTUM, SULFATION, CULMINA, FINCAS, FUSIONAL, SULCATION, UNICOMS, ALTCOINS and 25 more, 37 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ALFS, ALF and FI, 3 in all.
This word takes every letter of MALFUNCTIONS plus a single extra one.