Unscramble MARLINSPIKES and you have 414 words, MARLINSPIKES itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, MARLINSPIKE leads with 19 points. It has 12 letters, 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from MARLINSPIKES by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 2 with 10, 21 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words in MARLINSPIKES: MARLINSPIKE, for 19 points.
PERMALINKS tops the 10-letter words made with MARLINSPIKES letters at 18 points; next comes MAINPRISES on 14.
The 9-letter words from MARLINSPIKES are led by MINIPARKS and PERMALINK, 17 points each.
6 of 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble MARLINSPIKES tie at 16 points; none scores more. IMPERIAL, SPRINKLE and SAMPLERS will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words in MARLINSPIKES, 7 score 15 points, the group's best. SPARKLE is the one most people know.
IMPARK, SKIMPS and SKRIMP are the top 6-letter words made with MARLINSPIKES letters, 14 points each. MAKERS, SPEAKS and SPARKS will look familiar.
KEMPS and SKIMP share the top score of 13 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble MARLINSPIKES. MAKES, PARKS and MARKS are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words from MARLINSPIKES is KEMP, 12 points; KAIM and KAME on 10 follow. MAKE, PARK and MARK are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words in MARLINSPIKES, the top score is 9, reached by 5. MAP, MAN and MEN are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of MARLINSPIKES for another and you can spell these 5 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with MA · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by MINIPARKS (17 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. MARLINSPIKES is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARLINSPIKES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 414) | 309 | 413 | 290 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PERMALINKS, PERMALINK, SIMPKINS, MIRKINESS, SIMPKIN, SKRIMPS, SPARKLIES, KALPISES, MAINPRISES, PLISKIER, PRANKLES, RANKISMS and 92 more, 104 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PLINKIER, KIRPANS, MANKIER, MASKNES, PANLIKE, PARKINS, PINKIER, KIRPAN, MASKNE, PALMIERS, PARKIN, RANKLESS and 8 more, 20 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: SPIK.
Each word below uses all the letters of MARLINSPIKES and one more.