410 words come out when you unscramble MANIPULATORY, starting with MANIPULATORY itself: 19 in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, PARAMOUNTLY leads with 18 points. It has 12 letters, 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
M34A1N12I1P34U12L12A1T1O1R1Y43
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from MANIPULATORY split into 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 2 with 10, 20 with 9, 41 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 44 with 2.
The best of the 11-letter words in MANIPULATORY is PARAMOUNTLY, 18 points; MANIPULATOR on 15 follows.
Among the 10-letter words made with MANIPULATORY letters, POULTRYMAN leads with 17 points, then UNMORALITY on 15.
Of the 20 9-letter words you get when you unscramble MANIPULATORY, 5 score 16 points, the group's best. PULMONARY and PARAMOUNT are the ones most people know.
Among the 8-letter words from MANIPULATORY, PALIMONY and TYMPANAL tie for first at 15 points. PLATINUM, RATIONAL and MORALITY are everyday picks.
Of the 60 7-letter words made with MANIPULATORY letters, 7 score 14 points, the group's best. OPTIMAL, ANATOMY and POULTRY are the ones most people know.
8 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble MANIPULATORY tie at 13 points; none scores more. IMPORT, MAINLY and PARTLY will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from MANIPULATORY, 9 score 12 points, the group's best. PARTY, MAYOR and IMPLY are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words in MANIPULATORY, the top score is 11, reached by 7. MANY, PLAY and ARMY are the familiar ones.
15 of 60 3-letter words made with MANIPULATORY letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. MAY, ANY and MAP will look familiar.
Keep every letter of MANIPULATORY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with MA · ending in RY · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by PARAMOUNTLY (18 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. MANIPULATORY 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANIPULATORY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 410) | 315 | 410 | 292 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
95 of the 410 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: TYPOMANIA, PARANYM, TRIONYMAL, ANATROPY, NUMPTY, TRAMPOLIN, LAPTRAY, PALAMINO, PILOTMAN, PLANURY, POLYNIA, PRIMY and 83 more. 23 of the 410 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: MOPILY, MULTIPARA, TRAMPY, ANTIROYAL, AUTONYM, TURNIPY, UMPTY, ANTIPOLAR, AURALITY, MORNAY, PITAYA, TRIPMAN and 11 more.