Unscramble MURLAINS and you have 247 words, MURLAINS itself among them: it scores 10 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from MURLAINS by length: 1 with 8 letters, 11 with 7, 35 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
28 of 35 6-letter words made with MURLAINS letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. ALUMNI, MARLIN and MURALS will look familiar.
60 5-letter words from MURLAINS; 49 of them share the top score of 7. MINUS, MAILS and LUNAR are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble MURLAINS, the top score is 6, reached by 54. MAIL, MAIN and ARMS are the familiar ones.
60 3-letter words from MURLAINS; 27 of them share the top score of 5. MAN, AIR and RUN are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of MURLAINS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with MU · ending in NS · all 8-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ALUMINS, MARLINS, RUMINAL, SIMULAR and URANISM (9 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
MURLAINS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MURLAINS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 247) | 178 | 247 | 163 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 69 of them: MURLAINS, MURLAIN, MURLANS, MURLINS, SURAMIN, ARMILS, AUMILS, MANULS, MASLIN, MAURIS, MINARS, MURLAN and 57 more. Words With Friends* skips 15 of them: RAMINS, SALUMI, LUMAS, MANIS, RAMIN, INSULA, LUMA, MANI, NAIRUS, SUMI, LARNS, UMS and 3 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of MURLAINS and one more.