Unscramble MAXIMISTS and you have 116 words, MAXIMISTS itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from MAXIMISTS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 2 with 7, 8 with 6, 24 with 5, 33 with 4, 32 with 3 and 15 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words made with MAXIMISTS letters: MAXIMIST, 19 points.
MAXI and MIXT share the top score of 13 among the 4-letter words made with MAXIMISTS letters. MASS, MISS and AIMS are the ones most people know.
These 3 words have the length of MAXIMISTS, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with MA · ending in TS · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; MAXIMS (17 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts MAXIMISTS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAXIMISTS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 116) | 90 | 116 | 83 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MAXIMISTS, MAXIMIST, IMMITS, IMMIT, SAMITIS, SAMITI, MISSA, SAIMS, SIMIS, SMITS, SAIM, SAMS and 14 more, 26 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SAXIST, TIX, MAMS, MAM, STIMS, STIM and ATS, 7 in all.