418 words come out when you unscramble MARGINALISTS, starting with MARGINALISTS itself: 15 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. MARGINALIST and STIGMARIANS are the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. 12 letters: 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from MARGINALISTS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 6 with 10, 27 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
Every one of the 2 11-letter words made with MARGINALISTS letters scores 14.
Among 6 10-letter words in MARGINALISTS, the top score is 13, reached by 5.
Of the 27 9-letter words you get when you unscramble MARGINALISTS, 10 score 12 points, the group's best.
23 of 60 8-letter words from MARGINALISTS tie at 11 points; none scores more. LISTINGS, MARGINAL and MIGRANTS will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble MARGINALISTS, 35 score 10 points, the group's best. ANIMALS, MAILING and MISSING are the ones most people know.
28 of 60 6-letter words from MARGINALISTS tie at 9 points; none scores more. ANIMAL, LIMITS and TIMING will look familiar.
60 5-letter words in MARGINALISTS; 18 of them share the top score of 8. LIMIT, ALARM and MARIA are everyday picks.
14 of 60 4-letter words made with MARGINALISTS letters tie at 7 points; none scores more. MAIL, MAIN and MINI will look familiar.
GAM, MAG and MIG share the top score of 6 among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble MARGINALISTS. MAN, AIR and MAR are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of MARGINALISTS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with MA · ending in TS · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 5 highest-scoring answers, starting with ANIMALISTS, ASTIGMIAS, GIANTISMS, MAGISTRAL and MARGINALS (12 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
MARGINALISTS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARGINALISTS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 418) | 336 | 418 | 303 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MARGINALISTS, MARGINALIST, STIGMARIANS, INSTAGRAMS, MAGISTRALS, MAISTRINGS, STIGMARIAN, INSTAGRAM, MAISTRING, SMIRTINGS, ALASTRIMS, AMISSING and 70 more, 82 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MARTINGALS, ANIMALISTS, MARGINALS, MARTINGAL, ANIMALIST, MALTINGS, ALIASINGS, MILINGS, NASALISM, SANGRAILS, ALIASING, ANIMATI and 21 more, 33 in all.