211 words come out when you unscramble MAXIMALIST, starting with MAXIMALIST itself: 21 in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, MAXIMALS and MAXIMIST lead with 19 points. 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 MAXIMALIST by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 8, 2 with 7, 26 with 6, 52 with 5, 60 with 4, 49 with 3 and 19 with 2. None has 9 letters.
MAXIMA and MAXIMS share the top score of 17 among the 6-letter words from MAXIMALIST. LIMITS is the one most people know.
The 5-letter words you get when you unscramble MAXIMALIST are led by IMMIX and MAXIM, 16 points each. LIMIT, ATLAS and ALIAS are the familiar ones.
MAXI and MIXT share the top score of 13 among the 4-letter words from MAXIMALIST. LIST, LAST and MAIL are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words in MAXIMALIST, MAX and MIX tie for first at 12 points. ITS, TAX and SIX are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of MAXIMALIST but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with MA · ending in ST · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by MAXIMALS (19 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
MAXIMALIST 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAXIMALIST itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 211) | 163 | 211 | 155 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
48 of the 211 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MAXIMIST, LAXISM, LIMAX, MALAX, LAXIST, SALIX, IMMITS, LIMMAS, MALAMS, MALISM, IMMIT, LIMMA and 36 more. 8 of the 211 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: TIX, MAMS, MAM, MASA, STIM, SALAT, LIAS and ATS.
With one more tile, the letters of MAXIMALIST spell the words below.