Unscramble AMOEBOID and you have 143 words, AMOEBOID itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. AMEBOID is the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. The 8 letters split into 5 vowels and 3 consonants.
A1M34O1E1B34O1I1D2
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from AMOEBOID by length: 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 3 with 6, 21 with 5, 40 with 4, 49 with 3 and 28 with 2.
AMEBOID is the only one of the 7-letter words made with AMOEBOID letters; it scores 12 points.
9 of 40 4-letter words you get when you unscramble AMOEBOID tie at 8 points; none scores more. MADE, MODE and IDEA will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words from AMOEBOID, BAM, MIB and MOB tie for first at 7 points. BAD, BID and BED are everyday picks.
These 2 words have the length of AMOEBOID, with one letter different:
More 8-letter words: starting with AM · ending in ID · all 8-letter words
AMOEBOID first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept AMOEBOID, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMOEBOID itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 143) | 114 | 143 | 102 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
29 of the 143 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BEMAD, DIMBO, BOODIE, MOBIE, BOMA, MOBE, OBIED, ABID, BOOAI, DIEB, DOAB, DOB and 17 more. 12 of the 143 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DOOBIE, DEMOI, DOBE, DOOB, BAE, EMO, MOI, OBA, OMA, ODA, DA and OI.