Unscramble STATESMAN and you have 220 words, STATESMAN itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is NAMASTES, 10 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from STATESMAN by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 3 with 7, 27 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 50 with 3 and 18 with 2.
NAMASTES is the only one of the 8-letter words made with STATESMAN letters; it scores 10 points.
27 6-letter words you get when you unscramble STATESMAN; 17 of them share the top score of 8. STATES, TASTES and ASSENT are everyday picks.
40 of 60 5-letter words from STATESMAN tie at 7 points; none scores more. MEANS, NAMES and TEAMS will look familiar.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble STATESMAN; 37 of them share the top score of 6. NAME, SAME and TEAM are everyday picks.
16 of 50 3-letter words from STATESMAN tie at 5 points; none scores more. SET, MAN and MEN will look familiar.
Keep every letter of STATESMAN but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with ST · ending in AN · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by NAMASTES (10 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
STATESMAN works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| STATESMAN itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 220) | 174 | 220 | 157 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 46 of them: AMATES, MAASES, SAMANS, AMATE, ASSAM, MANET, NAAMS, SAMAN, SAMAS, SAMEN, SAMES, TSANTSA and 34 more. Words With Friends* skips 17 of them: NAMASTES, NAMASTE, AMENTA, MANATS, MANAT, MASAS, MASES, MASA, STENTS, MES, ESTS, NAES and 5 more.
These 2 words take every letter of STATESMAN plus a single extra one.