Unscramble PRIVATEERSMAN to get 465 words. PRIVATEERSMAN itself is a real word: 20 points on a Scrabble board, 24 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, PRIMAVERAS leads with 17 points. It has 13 letters, 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from PRIVATEERSMAN split into 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 11, 11 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2. None has 12 letters.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words in PRIVATEERSMAN: PARAMETRISE, for 15 points.
The best of the 10-letter words made with PRIVATEERSMAN letters is PRIMAVERAS, 17 points; PRIVATEERS and REPARATIVE on 15 follow. PARAMETERS and NARRATIVES are everyday picks.
Of the 60 9-letter words you get when you unscramble PRIVATEERSMAN, 4 score 16 points, the group's best. PARAMETER, NARRATIVE and INVERTERS are the ones most people know.
Among 60 8-letter words from PRIVATEERSMAN, the top score is 15, reached by 4. PREVENTS, PAVEMENT and VAMPIRES are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 7-letter words made with PRIVATEERSMAN letters, 5 score 14 points, the group's best. PRIVATE, PREVENT and VAMPIRE are the ones most people know.
IMPAVE, REVAMP and VAMPER are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PRIVATEERSMAN, 13 points each. PERMIT, EMPIRE and IMPART will look familiar.
The best of the 5-letter words from PRIVATEERSMAN is VAMPS, 12 points; MAVEN and MAVIE on 10 follow. PRIME, STAMP and AVIAN are everyday picks.
VAMP scores highest among the 4-letter words in PRIVATEERSMAN at 11 points, ahead of MEVE and MIRV on 9. EVEN, SAVE and EVER are the ones most people know.
PAV and VIM are the top 3-letter words made with PRIVATEERSMAN letters, 8 points each. MAP, MAN and MEN will look familiar.
Keep every letter of PRIVATEERSMAN but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with PR · ending in AN · all 13-letter words
Short meanings for the 7 highest-scoring answers, starting with PAVEMENTS and REVAMPERS (16 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: PRIVATEERSMAN 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRIVATEERSMAN itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 465) | 342 | 465 | 304 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PRIVATEERSMAN, SEPTEMVIR, VERMINATES, AVISEMENT, IMPAVES, PERVIATES, VERMINATE, VIAMETERS, VIREMENTS, IMPAVE, MARVIEST, MINEVERS and 111 more, 123 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PRIMAVERAS, PRIMAVERA, PARAMETRISE, VAMPIEST, VAMPIER, NAMETAPES, PERVIEST, RIVERMAN, RIVERMEN, ANTISPAM, ARRESTIVE, NAMETAPE and 26 more, 38 in all.