Unscramble MANKINDS and you have 165 words, MANKINDS itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. MANKIND is the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. 8 letters: 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
M34A1N12K5I1N12D2S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from MANKINDS by length: 1 with 8 letters, 2 with 7, 5 with 6, 29 with 5, 60 with 4, 52 with 3 and 16 with 2.
Of the 29 5-letter words you get when you unscramble MANKINDS, 6 score 11 points, the group's best. KINDS, MINDS and KINDA are the ones most people know.
8 of 60 4-letter words from MANKINDS tie at 10 points; none scores more. MAIN, KIDS and MIND will look familiar.
The 3-letter words made with MANKINDS letters are led by KAM and MAK, 9 points each. MAN, ASK and INN are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of MANKINDS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with MA · ending in DS · all 8-letter words
MANKINDS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: MANKINDS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANKINDS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 165) | 123 | 165 | 106 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
42 of the 165 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: KAIMS, MAIKS, SMAIK, DANKS, DIKAS, KAIDS, KAIM, MAIK, MAKS, DIKA, DISMAN, IKANS and 30 more. 17 of the 165 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: MANKINDS, KAMIS, MAKIS, KINDA, MAKI, ADMINS, ADMIN, SIKA, KIS, MANIS, KI, MANI and 5 more.