Unscramble MUCKINESS and you have 228 words, MUCKINESS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are MUSICKS and NICKUMS, 15 points each. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from MUCKINESS split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 12 with 7, 27 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 52 with 3 and 15 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words made with MUCKINESS letters: MENISCUS, for 12 points.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble MUCKINESS are led by MUSICK and NICKUM, 14 points each. CENSUS and MISUSE are the familiar ones.
MECKS, MICKS and MUCKS share the top score of 13 among the 5-letter words from MUCKINESS. MUSIC, ISSUE and MENUS are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words made with MUCKINESS letters, MECK, MICK and MUCK tie for first at 12 points. MENU, SKIN and MIKE are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble MUCKINESS, ICK leads with 9 points, then CUM and EIK on 7. USE, MEN and SUN are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of MUCKINESS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with MU · ending in SS · all 9-letter words
What MUCKINESS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
MUCKINESS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble US and Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUCKINESS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 228) | 186 | 226 | 168 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NICKUMS, NICKUM, MECKS, MISKENS, SUCKENS, MECK, MISKEN, SMEIKS, SUCKEN, SMEIK, SUNKIES, CNEMIS and 28 more, 40 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MUCKINESS, MUSICKS, MUSICK, KUMISES, KUMIS, ICKS, EMICS, CUMS, KUNE, MICS, SUKS, KIS and 8 more, 20 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: MICKS and MICK, 2 in all.