Unscramble MARINADING and you have 251 words, MARINADING itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from MARINADING by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 6 with 8, 24 with 7, 38 with 6, 54 with 5, 60 with 4, 52 with 3 and 15 with 2.
MANRIDING is the only one of the 9-letter words in MARINADING; it scores 13 points.
7 of 24 7-letter words you get when you unscramble MARINADING tie at 11 points; none scores more. DIAGRAM, GRANDMA and RAINING will look familiar.
Among the 6-letter words from MARINADING, AGAMID and GADMAN tie for first at 10 points. DINING, MINING and RIDING are everyday picks.
Among 54 5-letter words from MARINADING, the top score is 8, reached by 14. AGAIN, GRAND and DRAMA are the familiar ones.
17 of 60 4-letter words in MARINADING tie at 7 points; none scores more. MAIN, MIND and MINI will look familiar.
Of the 52 3-letter words made with MARINADING letters, 7 score 6 points, the group's best. MAN, AIR and MAR are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of MARINADING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with MA · ending in NG · all 10-letter words
MARINADING first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
MARINADING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARINADING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 251) | 191 | 251 | 172 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MANRIDING, MAGAININ, MAIDING, MRIDANG, GADMAN, GRANNAM, MAINING, MANDIRA, RINGMAN, DAINING, GRADINI, INGRAM and 48 more, 60 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: AGAMID, GIARDIA, MAIDAN, RINDING, ADMIN, DIRAM, GARDAI, MANGA, MIRID, GARDA, MARG, MIRIN and 7 more, 19 in all.