Unscrambling MAXIMUM gives 26 words. MAXIMUM is the longest, and MAXIMUM scores the most at 20 points.
No other single word uses all 7 letters of MAXIMUM. MAXIMUM has 7 letters: 3 vowels and 4 consonants, worth 20 points before any board bonuses.
7-letter words 1
5-letter words 2
imaum9maxim16
4-letter words 4
imam8maim8maxi13mumm10
3-letter words 9
aim5ami5amu5mam7max12mim7mix12mum7umm7
2-letter words 10
ai2am4ax9ma4mi4mm6mu4um4xi9xu9
Words are from our open word list and include some game-only words. Rude words are left out of this page; the unscrambler shows every valid word, lets you add blank tiles and filter by length.