Unscramble MATERNALISTIC to get 498 words. MATERNALISTIC itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 21 in Words With Friends. MERCANTILIST is the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. 13 letters: 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from MATERNALISTIC by length: 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 12, 10 with 11, 34 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2.
Just 1 of the 12-letter words in MATERNALISTIC: MERCANTILIST, for 16 points.
4 of 10 11-letter words made with MATERNALISTIC letters tie at 15 points; none scores more.
Among 34 10-letter words you get when you unscramble MATERNALISTIC, the top score is 14, reached by 12.
31 of 60 9-letter words from MATERNALISTIC tie at 13 points; none scores more. CRIMINALS, ASCERTAIN and ANCESTRAL will look familiar.
Every one of the 60 8-letter words from MATERNALISTIC scores 12. CRIMINAL, SEMANTIC and CLAIMANT are everyday picks.
The 7-letter words in MATERNALISTIC come to 60, each scoring 11 points. CAMERAS, CLIMATE and METRICS are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 6-letter words made with MATERNALISTIC letters score 10 points. CAMERA, CLAIMS and CINEMA are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble MATERNALISTIC; 41 of them share the top score of 9. CRIME, CLAIM and CREAM are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words from MATERNALISTIC, 21 score 8 points, the group's best. CARE, CART and CARS are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words in MATERNALISTIC, CAM, MAC and MIC tie for first at 7 points. CAN, CAR and MAN are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of MATERNALISTIC but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with MA · ending in IC · all 13-letter words
Here is what the 5 strongest answers mean; MARTENSITIC and MENTALISTIC (15 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts MATERNALISTIC, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATERNALISTIC itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 498) | 372 | 498 | 337 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MATERNALISTIC, CREATIANISM, RECLAIMANTS, METRICIANS, RECLAIMANT, SALIMETRIC, TASIMETRIC, ANIMATICS, ASEMANTIC, CALMSTANE, CARNALISM, CARTELISM and 114 more, 126 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ANIMACIES, ANTIMERIC, CATLINITES, CERIMANS, CREMINIS, LACERTIANS, LATIMERIAS, MESCALIN, NEMATICS, ANIMALISE, ANIMALIST, ANIMATIST and 23 more, 35 in all.