284 words come out when you unscramble NIZAMATES, starting with NIZAMATES itself: 20 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from NIZAMATES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 19 with 7, 54 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
Among the 7-letter words made with NIZAMATES letters, MAZIEST and MESTIZA tie for first at 18 points. INMATES, STAMINA and ANIMATE are everyday picks.
7 of 54 6-letter words from NIZAMATES tie at 17 points; none scores more. INMATE, ANEMIA and SEAMAN will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble NIZAMATES, the top score is 16, reached by 9. ITEMS, MEANS and ANIME are the familiar ones.
MAZE scores highest among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble NIZAMATES at 15 points, ahead of AZAN and NAZE on 13. NAME, ITEM and SIZE are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words from NIZAMATES, MIZ leads with 14 points, then SAZ and SEZ on 12. ITS, MAN and MEN are the familiar ones.
These 6 words have the length of NIZAMATES, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with NI · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
NIZAMATES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept NIZAMATES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIZAMATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 284) | 222 | 284 | 198 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
62 of the 284 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ZAMANS, ZAMAN, STANZE, ZANTES, MIZ, NAZES, SENZA, ZANTE, ZATIS, NAZE, SITZ, ZATI and 50 more. 24 of the 284 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ANSATZ, SEIZA, TIZES, ZINES, ZENS, ZINE, SEZ, TIZ, ZAS, ZEN, ZA, NAMASTE and 12 more.
These 2 words take every letter of NIZAMATES plus a single extra one.