Hidden inside maximin sit maximin and minimax, seven-letter plays tied at the top of this rack with 18 points in Scrabble apiece. In all, 40 valid words come out of this rack, grouped by length below and checked for Words With Friends as well as Scrabble.
maximin and minimax tie for the highest Scrabble score from maximin at 18 points. The top 10 of 40 words are shown here, with the full list organized by length below.
There are 2 seven-letter words hiding in maximin: one comes from rearranging its letters, and maximin itself is already a playable word with no unscrambling required. No common everyday answer stands out among these seven-letter results, so let the score decide: the highest-scoring words are maximin and minimax, each worth 18 points in Scrabble.
Below, the list runs in alphabetical order, with each score based on the playable tile set — premium squares not included.
Unscrambling maximin produces exactly one six-letter word: minima. It is an everyday word and an easy play, worth 10 points in Scrabble.
There are 4 five-letter words that can be made by unscrambling the letters in maximin. No common everyday answer stands out among these five-letter results, so let the score decide: the highest-scoring words are immix and maxim, each worth 16 points in Scrabble.
The full list follows, sorted A to Z; every score reflects tile constraints and skips board bonuses.
Rearranging the letters in maximin produces 11 valid four-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with main. For points, the strongest plays are maxi and minx — each worth 13 points in Scrabble.
Below, the list runs in alphabetical order, with each score based on the playable tile set — premium squares not included.
Unscrambling maximin turns up 12 three-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with aim, man, max, and mix. For points, the strongest plays are max and mix — each worth 12 points in Scrabble.
The words below are listed alphabetically. Scores count playable tiles only and leave out premium-square bonuses.
There are 10 two-letter words that can be made by unscrambling the letters in maximin. If a familiar word is all you need, start with am, an, and in. For points, the strongest plays are ax and xi — each worth 9 points in Scrabble.
The full list follows, sorted A to Z; every score reflects tile constraints and skips board bonuses.
1 eight-letter word can be made using all the letters in maximin plus one additional letter.
Swap a single tile in maximin and you get a different seven-letter rack with its own word list. None of these appear in the results above — they share 6 of the 7 letters, not all of them.
maximin is in the NWL, the official Scrabble word list for North America, and in the Words With Friends dictionary, so it's playable exactly as it stands and needs no unscrambling.
The 3-point gap between the two totals comes from the tile values themselves: Scrabble and Words With Friends price the same letters differently.
maximin is one of two seven-letter words the same letters produce. No arrangement of the same tiles scores higher in Scrabble, so playing maximin unchanged also takes the maximum points these letters offer.
The highest-scoring plays from these letters are maximin and minimax, worth 18 points in Scrabble, and nothing else built from maximin 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 maximin produce 40 valid words in the Scrabble and Words With Friends dictionaries. The word count by length is: 2 seven-letter words, 1 six-letter word, 4 five-letter words, 11 four-letter words, 12 three-letter words and 10 two-letter words.