231 words come out when you unscramble MAPSTICKS, starting with MAPSTICKS itself: 19 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
M34A1P34S1T1I1C34K5S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from MAPSTICKS split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 9 with 7, 24 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 16 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words in MAPSTICKS: MAPSTICK, 18 points.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble MAPSTICKS, ASPICK, SKIMPS and SMACKS tie for first at 14 points. IMPACT, STAMPS and STICKS are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words from MAPSTICKS, the top score is 13, reached by 7. STICK, TASKS and PICKS are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 4-letter words from MAPSTICKS tie at 12 points; none scores more. PICS, MAPS and PACK will look familiar.
Among 60 3-letter words in MAPSTICKS, the top score is 9, reached by 6. MAP, ACT and ASK are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of MAPSTICKS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with MA · ending in KS · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by SKIMPS and SMACKS (14 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts MAPSTICKS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAPSTICKS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 231) | 185 | 227 | 169 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
41 of the 231 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MAPSTICKS, MAPSTICK, ASPICKS, ASPICK, SCAMPIS, SPASMIC, SAICKS, SMAIKS, KAIMS, MAIKS, SAICK, SMAIK and 29 more. 21 of the 231 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: KAMIS, MAKIS, ICKS, MAKI, PAKS, SAKTIS, ACK, CAMIS, PAK, SAKTI, SIKAS, SPAMS and 9 more. 4 of the 231 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: MICKS, MICK, SPIKS and SPIK. 1 of the 231 answers is missing from Scrabble US: SPICK.