Unscramble MALSTICKS and you have 235 words, MALSTICKS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, MALSTICK leads with 16 points. It has 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from MALSTICKS split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 6 with 7, 30 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 17 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words made with MALSTICKS letters: MALSTICK, for 16 points.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble MALSTICKS, SMACKS leads with 14 points, then KISMAT and MALIKS on 12. CLAIMS, STICKS and STACKS are the familiar ones.
MACKS, MICKS and SMACK are the top 5-letter words from MALSTICKS, 13 points each. CLAIM, STICK and TASKS will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words in MALSTICKS, MACK and MICK tie for first at 12 points. TALK, TASK and LACK are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words made with MALSTICKS letters, the top score is 9, reached by 4. ITS, ACT and ASK are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of MALSTICKS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with MA · ending in KS · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; SMACKS (14 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts MALSTICKS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MALSTICKS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 235) | 179 | 233 | 164 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
54 of the 235 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MALSTICKS, MALSTICK, MALIKS, SAICKS, SKLIMS, SMAIKS, KAIMS, MAIKS, MALIK, SAICK, SKLIM, SMAIK and 42 more. 17 of the 235 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: KAMIS, MAKIS, ICKS, MAKI, SAKTIS, ACK, CAMIS, SAKTI, SIKAS, CAMI, MICS, SIKA and 5 more. 2 of the 235 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: MICKS and MICK.
These 2 words take every letter of MALSTICKS plus a single extra one.