Unscramble MRIDANGAM and you have 209 words, MRIDANGAM itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are DRAMMING and MADAMING, 14 points each. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from MRIDANGAM by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 8 with 7, 24 with 6, 46 with 5, 60 with 4, 51 with 3 and 16 with 2.
4 of 24 6-letter words from MRIDANGAM tie at 11 points; none scores more. MARGIN, MARINA and DARING will look familiar.
GAMMA, MADAM and MAGMA share the top score of 10 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble MRIDANGAM. AGAIN, GRAND and DRAMA are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words made with MRIDANGAM letters, the top score is 8, reached by 4. MAIN, MIND and GAIN are the familiar ones.
MAM and MIM are the top 3-letter words you get when you unscramble MRIDANGAM, 7 points each. MAN, AIR and MAR will look familiar.
Keep every letter of MRIDANGAM but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with MR · ending in AM · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; DRAMMING (14 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. MRIDANGAM 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRIDANGAM itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 209) | 165 | 209 | 147 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 44 of them: MADAMING, GNAMMA, MRIDANG, GADMAN, MANDIRA, AMMAN, INGRAM, MAAING, MANDIR, NAMMA, AGAMI, ARGAND and 32 more. Words With Friends* skips 18 of them: GRAMMA, AGAMID, MAIDAN, ADMIN, DIRAM, GARDAI, MANGA, GARDA, MAM, MARG, RAMIN, MANI and 6 more.
This word takes every letter of MRIDANGAM plus a single extra one.