Unscramble MANDATORY and you have 242 words, MANDATORY itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. MANDATORY has 1 anagram here, DAMNATORY, scoring 15 like MANDATORY itself. DORYMAN, DRAYMAN and YARDMAN are the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from MANDATORY by length: 2 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 17 with 7, 17 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
DORYMAN, DRAYMAN and YARDMAN are the top 7-letter words you get when you unscramble MANDATORY, 13 points each. ANATOMY, MATADOR and DORMANT will look familiar.
The 5-letter words from MANDATORY are led by DORMY and MARDY, 11 points each. TODAY, DRAMA and ROMAN are the familiar ones.
DOMY tops the 4-letter words in MANDATORY at 10 points; next come ARMY and MANY on 9. ATOM, YARD and DAMN will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words made with MANDATORY letters, 5 score 8 points, the group's best. MAY, ANY and DAY are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of MANDATORY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with MA · ending in RY · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DORYMAN, DRAYMAN and YARDMAN (13 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept MANDATORY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANDATORY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 242) | 184 | 242 | 168 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 58 of them: DONATARY, NOMADY, ANYROAD, MARDY, TOYMAN, DOMY, DONARY, MANTY, ROADMAN, AMORANT, DAYAN, DAYNT and 46 more. Words With Friends* skips 16 of them: DORYMAN, MORNAY, MANDORA, MONTY, RAMONA, TAYRA, TRYNA, MANAT, OATY, ANDRO, MARA, RANDO and 4 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of MANDATORY and one more.