Unscramble BRIDEMAID and you have 224 words, BRIDEMAID itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from BRIDEMAID by length: 1 with 9 letters, 6 with 7, 26 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 50 with 3 and 21 with 2. None has 8 letters.
IBIDEM and MIDRIB are the top 6-letter words made with BRIDEMAID letters, 11 points each. BIDDER, ADMIRE and BIRDIE will look familiar.
BEDIM, BEMAD and IMBED share the top score of 10 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble BRIDEMAID. MEDIA, DREAM and ARMED are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words from BRIDEMAID; 8 of them share the top score of 8. MADE, DEAD and DIED are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words you get when you unscramble BRIDEMAID are led by BAM and MIB, 7 points each. ARE, ADD and DID are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of BRIDEMAID for another and you can spell these 3 words:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; ADMIRED, BIRDIED, BRAIDED, DIAMIDE, IBIDEM and MIDRIB (11 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
BRIDEMAID is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIDEMAID itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 224) | 184 | 224 | 174 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 40 of them: BRIDEMAID, EMBRAID, MARDIED, BEMAD, BRIDED, DIRDAM, MAIDED, MIDDIE, ABRIM, BARDIE, BRAIDE, BRAME and 28 more. Words With Friends* skips 10 of them: MIDDER, BEDAD, BRIDIE, DIRAM, MIRID, BIDI, RABI, BAE, DA and RAI.
These 2 words take every letter of BRIDEMAID plus a single extra one.