Unscramble MAPPINGS and you have 169 words, MAPPINGS itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. It has 8 letters, 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from MAPPINGS split into 1 with 8 letters, 2 with 7, 6 with 6, 30 with 5, 60 with 4, 56 with 3 and 14 with 2.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble MAPPINGS is PIMPS, 11 points; GAMPS and GIMPS on 10 follow. SIGMA, GAINS and PAINS are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words from MAPPINGS, PIMP leads with 10 points, then GAMP and GIMP on 9. MAIN, MAPS and PAIN are the familiar ones.
7 of 56 3-letter words made with MAPPINGS letters tie at 7 points; none scores more. MAP, MAN and GAS will look familiar.
Keep every letter of MAPPINGS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with MA · ending in GS · all 8-letter words
MAPPINGS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
MAPPINGS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAPPINGS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 169) | 139 | 169 | 124 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
30 of the 169 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PIGMAN, PANIMS, APISM, MASING, NIMPS, PANIM, SAMPI, SPAING, MANGS, MINGS, SPIM, GISM and 18 more. 15 of the 169 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: AMPING, PIPAS, APPS, MIPS, PIPA, SPAM, APP, MANIS, MANI, SIGNA, AGS, GIS and 3 more.