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MUCKRAKES

9 letters, 21 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What MUCKRAKES Means

MUCKRAKES is a form of MUCKRAKE, which means:

  1. verb: explore and expose misconduct and scandals concerning public figures“This reporter was well-known for his muckraking”

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

MUCKRAKES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 21 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as M3 U1 C3 K5 R1 A1 K5 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In MUCKRAKES

329 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

8 letter words (1)

7 letter words (4)

6 letter words (25)

5 letter words (95)

4 letter words (120)

3 letter words (68)

2 letter words (16)

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