Unscramble BEDLAMS to get 188 words. BEDLAMS itself is a real word: 12 points on a Scrabble board, 15 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 12 points: BELDAMS. It has 7 letters, 2 vowels and 5 consonants. BEDLAMS as a single 7-tile play makes 62 in Scrabble, 12 plus the 50 bonus, and 50 in Words With Friends (15 + 35).
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from BEDLAMS by length: 2 with 7 letters, 14 with 6, 45 with 5, 60 with 4, 49 with 3 and 18 with 2.
The best of the 5-letter words from BEDLAMS is BEMAD, 10 points; AMBLE and BALMS on 9 follow. BASED, DEALS and LEADS are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble BEDLAMS, the top score is 8, reached by 7. MADE, SAME and ABLE are the familiar ones.
The best of the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble BEDLAMS is BAM, 7 points; BAD and BED on 6 follow. SEA, ADS and LED are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of BEDLAMS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 7-letter words: starting with BE · ending in MS · all 7-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; BELDAMS (12 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
BEDLAMS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEDLAMS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 188) | 156 | 188 | 145 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
32 of the 188 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BALMED, BEMADS, BEMAD, MELBA, SABLED, BLADS, MASED, BAELS, BLAD, BLAES, LEAMS, MELAS and 20 more. 11 of the 188 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ABLED, BEALS, MEDS, BAES, BEAL, BAE, BES, MES, DAS, EDS and DA.
Each word below uses all the letters of BEDLAMS and one more.