291 words come out when you unscramble PERMALINK, starting with PERMALINK itself: 17 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, MAPLIKE, PIKEMAN and RAMPIKE lead with 15 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PERMALINK by length: 1 with 9 letters, 28 with 7, 57 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2. None has 8 letters.
The 7-letter words made with PERMALINK letters are led by MAPLIKE, PIKEMAN and RAMPIKE, 15 points each. MINERAL is the familiar one.
The best of the 6-letter words in PERMALINK is IMPARK, 14 points; KINEMA and KIRPAN on 12 follow. MARINE, REMAIN and LINEAR are everyday picks.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PERMALINK, 16 score 11 points, the group's best. EMAIL, PRIME and ANIME are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words from PERMALINK, KEMP leads with 12 points, then KAIM and KAME on 10. LIKE, MAKE and LINK are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 3-letter words from PERMALINK tie at 9 points; none scores more. MAP, MAN and MEN will look familiar.
Keep every letter of PERMALINK but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with PE · ending in NK · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; MAPLIKE, PIKEMAN and RAMPIKE (15 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: PERMALINK is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERMALINK itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 291) | 227 | 291 | 215 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
64 of the 291 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PERMALINK, PRANKLE, MERKIN, MILKEN, PARKIE, PERKIN, KERMA, LAMPERN, MALIK, MELIK, PALKI, PARKI and 52 more. 12 of the 291 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: MANKIER, PANLIKE, KIRPAN, PARKIN, PERMIAN, MAKI, ALKIE, PAK, RAILMEN, KRAI, EMAIL and KI.
Each word below uses all the letters of PERMALINK and one more.