Unscramble TIDESMAN and you have 298 words, TIDESMAN itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. TIDESMAN has 1 anagram here, MEDIANTS, scoring 11 like TIDESMAN itself. 13 shorter words score 10, among them MINDSET, MAIDENS and MEDIANS. 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from TIDESMAN by length: 2 with 8 letters, 26 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2.
Among 26 7-letter words in TIDESMAN, the top score is 10, reached by 13. INSTEAD, STAINED and INMATES are the familiar ones.
29 of 60 6-letter words from TIDESMAN tie at 9 points; none scores more. MEDIAN, MAIDEN and ADMITS will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble TIDESMAN, 30 score 8 points, the group's best. ITEMS, MEDIA and MEANS are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words in TIDESMAN, the top score is 7, reached by 16. NAME, ITEM and MADE are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 3-letter words made with TIDESMAN letters, 5 score 6 points, the group's best. END, MAN and MEN are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of TIDESMAN for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 8-letter words: starting with TI · ending in AN · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; MEDIANTS (11 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: TIDESMAN 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIDESMAN itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 298) | 244 | 298 | 224 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
54 of the 298 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: TIDESMAN, DEMAINS, DEMAIN, DEMANS, DISMAN, MAINED, MAINEST, MANDIS, MANTIES, MESIAD, STIMED, TAMINES and 42 more. 20 of the 298 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DAMNEST, ADMINS, DEMIST, ADMIN, NIDATES, SANTIM, SATINED, IDENTS, MANIS, MEDS, NIDATE, MANI and 8 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of TIDESMAN and one more.