Hidden inside maltese sit lamest, measle, metals and 1 other, six-letter plays tied at the top of this rack with 8 points in Scrabble apiece. In all, 167 valid words come out of this rack, grouped by length below and checked for Words With Friends as well as Scrabble.
Unscramble STALEEM, MESALET or LAMEETS and you get the same 7 letters as MALTESE: so the words from MALTESE listed below are the words from those scrambles too.
lamest, measle, metals and 6 others tie for the highest Scrabble score from maltese at 8 points. The top 10 of 167 words are shown here, with the full list organized by length below.
Unscrambling maltese turns up 7 six-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with lamest and metals. For points, the strongest plays are lamest, measle, metals, and samlet — each worth 8 points in Scrabble.
There are 40 five-letter words that can be made by unscrambling the letters in maltese. If a familiar word is all you need, start with lease, least and males. For points, 18 words tie at 7 points, including males, mates and meals.
Rearranging the letters in maltese produces 67 valid four-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with ease, east and eats. For points, 30 words tie at 6 points, including lame, male and mate.
Unscrambling maltese turns up 39 three-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with ate, eat and let. For points, 11 words tie at 5 points, including met, elm and eme.
There are 14 two-letter words that can be made by unscrambling the letters in maltese. If a familiar word is all you need, start with am, as, at, and me. For points, the strongest plays are am, em, ma, and me — each worth 4 points in Scrabble.
9 eight-letter words can be made using all the letters in maltese plus one additional letter.
The highest-scoring plays from these letters are lamest, measle, metals, and samlet, worth 8 points in Scrabble, and nothing else built from maltese earns more points in Scrabble. Words With Friends prices the same letters differently, so the top of the list changes on a Words With Friends board. Both scores count tile values only and exclude premium squares.
The letters in maltese produce 167 valid words in the Scrabble and Words With Friends dictionaries. The word count by length is: 7 six-letter words, 40 five-letter words, 67 four-letter words, 39 three-letter words and 14 two-letter words.