471 words come out when you unscramble MARLINGSPIKES, starting with MARLINGSPIKES itself: 22 in Scrabble, 27 in Words With Friends. MARLINGSPIKE is the best of the shorter words, at 21 points. 13 letters: 4 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from MARLINGSPIKES by length: 1 with 13 letters, 2 with 12, 3 with 11, 14 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2.
MARLINGSPIKE scores highest among the 12-letter words in MARLINGSPIKES at 21 points, ahead of MARLINSPIKES on 20.
The best of the 11-letter words made with MARLINGSPIKES letters is MISSPEAKING, 20 points; MARLINSPIKE on 19 and MISPLEASING on 16 follow.
Among the 10-letter words you get when you unscramble MARLINGSPIKES, PERMALINKS leads with 18 points, then GRIMALKINS and SPARKLINGS on 17.
IMPARKING, PREMAKING and SKRIMPING share the top score of 18 among the 9-letter words from MARLINGSPIKES. SPARKLING and MIGRAINES are the ones most people know.
Among the 8-letter words made with MARLINGSPIKES letters, KEMPINGS and SKIMPING tie for first at 17 points. SPEAKING, MARKINGS and LINKAGES are everyday picks.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble MARLINGSPIKES, KEMPING leads with 16 points, then IMPARKS and LIMPKIN on 15. PARKING, MARKING and MASKING are the familiar ones.
IMPARK, SKIMPS and SKRIMP are the top 6-letter words from MARLINGSPIKES, 14 points each. MAKING, MAKERS and SPEAKS will look familiar.
Among the 5-letter words in MARLINGSPIKES, KEMPS and SKIMP tie for first at 13 points. MAKES, PARKS and MARKS are everyday picks.
KEMP tops the 4-letter words made with MARLINGSPIKES letters at 12 points; next come KAIM and KAME on 10. MAKE, PARK and MARK will look familiar.
Among 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble MARLINGSPIKES, the top score is 9, reached by 5. MAP, MAN and ASK are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of MARLINGSPIKES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with MA · ending in ES · all 13-letter words
The 6 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by MISSPEAKING (20 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts MARLINGSPIKES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARLINGSPIKES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 471) | 346 | 470 | 319 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 124 of them: MARLINGSPIKES, MARLINGSPIKE, PERMALINKS, SKRIMPING, KEMPINGS, PERMALINK, SPARKLINGS, KEMPING, MISPLEASING, SIMPKINS, SKELPINGS, MILKINGS and 112 more. Words With Friends* skips 28 of them: PREMAKING, PLINKIER, GEPIKS, GLAMPERS, GRAMPIES, KIRPANS, MANKIER, MASKNES, PANLIKE, PARKINS, PINKIER, PRESIGNALS and 16 more. Scrabble US and Scrabble UK skip 1 of them: SPIK.