204 words come out when you unscramble MANTISSA, starting with MANTISSA itself: 10 in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends. 2 anagrams of MANTISSA are on the page: SATANISM and STAMINAS, each 10 points. 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from MANTISSA by length: 3 with 8 letters, 5 with 7, 18 with 6, 57 with 5, 60 with 4, 45 with 3 and 16 with 2.
35 of 57 5-letter words you get when you unscramble MANTISSA tie at 7 points; none scores more. SAINT, SATIN and MANIA will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words made with MANTISSA letters, the top score is 6, reached by 32. MAIN, ANTI and MASS are the familiar ones.
16 of 45 3-letter words you get when you unscramble MANTISSA tie at 5 points; none scores more. ITS, MAN and SAT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of MANTISSA but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with MA · ending in SA · all 8-letter words
MANTISSA first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept MANTISSA, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANTISSA itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 204) | 149 | 204 | 135 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
55 of the 204 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MANATIS, MANATI, MATAIS, SAMANS, TAMINS, ASSAM, ISTANAS, MATAI, MISSA, NAAMS, SAIMS, SAMAN and 43 more. 14 of the 204 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: MANATS, SANTIM, MANAT, MANIS, MASAS, STIMS, MANI, MASA, STIM, STANS, TIANS, STAN and 2 more.
These 7 words take every letter of MANTISSA plus a single extra one.