Unscramble MAXIMISERS and you have 250 words, MAXIMISERS itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. MAXIMISES and MAXIMISER are the best of the shorter words, at 20 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from MAXIMISERS split into 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 2 with 8, 13 with 7, 37 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 56 with 3 and 19 with 2.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble MAXIMISERS, MAXIMS leads with 17 points, then MIXERS and MIXIER on 15. RAISES, ARISES and ARMIES are the familiar ones.
Among the 5-letter words in MAXIMISERS, IMMIX and MAXIM tie for first at 16 points. EXAMS, MIXER and MIXES are everyday picks.
AMEX, EXAM and MAXI are the top 4-letter words made with MAXIMISERS letters, 13 points each. SAME, MASS and MISS will look familiar.
The 3-letter words you get when you unscramble MAXIMISERS are led by MAX and MIX, 12 points each. ARE, AIR and MAR are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of MAXIMISERS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with MA · ending in RS · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by MAXIMISES (20 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts MAXIMISERS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAXIMISERS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 250) | 195 | 249 | 186 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MAXIMISERS, MAXIMISER, MIXIER, MERISMS, MIMSIER, RAMMIES, SAMMIES, SAXE, MERISM, SAMMIE, EMMAS, MARMS and 42 more, 54 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SIXERS, SIXER, MAMS, SAMIER, MAM, MASES, MES, ARIE and RAI, 9 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: AMEX.