Unscramble UPMAKINGS and you have 243 words, UPMAKINGS itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. UPMAKING is the best of the shorter words, at 17 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from UPMAKINGS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 7 with 7, 30 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words in UPMAKINGS: UPMAKING, 17 points.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble UPMAKINGS are led by MAKING and PUKING, 13 points each. ASKING and UNMASK are the familiar ones.
SKIMP tops the 5-letter words from UPMAKINGS at 13 points; next come KAIMS and KAMIS on 11. KINGS, SPANK and PUNKS will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words in UPMAKINGS, 20 score 10 points, the group's best. KING, MAPS and SKIN are the ones most people know.
4 of 60 3-letter words made with UPMAKINGS letters tie at 9 points; none scores more. MAP, MAN and ASK will look familiar.
Keep every letter of UPMAKINGS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with UP · ending in GS · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; MAKINGS and MASKING (14 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts UPMAKINGS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPMAKINGS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 243) | 174 | 242 | 156 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: UPMAKINGS, UPMAKING, MUSKING, PANISK, PIKAUS, GUIMPS, KAIMS, MAIKS, PIGMAN, PIKAU, PUKAS, SMAIK and 56 more, 68 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: AMPING, KAMIS, KAPUS, KUMIS, MAKIS, GANKS, KAPU, MAKI, PAKS, GANK, PAK, KUNA and 7 more, 19 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: SPIK.