Unscramble MERCHANTMAN and you have 294 words, MERCHANTMAN itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. The 11 letters split into 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
M34E1R1C34H43A1N12T1M34A1N12
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from MERCHANTMAN by length: 1 with 11 letters, 7 with 8, 21 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2. None has 10 or 9 letters.
5 of 60 6-letter words from MERCHANTMAN tie at 13 points; none scores more. CAMERA, MANNER and TRANCE will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble MERCHANTMAN, 5 score 12 points, the group's best. MARCH, HEART and EARTH are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble MERCHANTMAN, the top score is 11, reached by 4. EACH, TECH and CHAT are the familiar ones.
HMM tops the 3-letter words from MERCHANTMAN at 10 points; next come ACH and CHA on 8. ARE, CAN and CAR will look familiar.
Keep every letter of MERCHANTMAN but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with ME · ending in AN · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; MERCHANT, RANCHMAN and RANCHMEN (15 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. MERCHANTMAN 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MERCHANTMAN itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 294) | 218 | 294 | 196 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MARCHMAN, MARCHMEN, ENCHARM, MACHAN, ACHARNE, CHANNER, ACANTH, AREACH, ATHAME, CHARET, CHARTA, CHENAR and 64 more, 76 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MACHER, MATCHA, ARCHEAN, MERCH, CHANNA, CHEM, MAHANT, MANTRAM, MECH, CHANA, HARAM, CATH and 10 more, 22 in all.