Unscramble CARBIDES to get 278 words. CARBIDES itself is a real word: 13 points on a Scrabble board, 15 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 13 points: ASCRIBED. It has 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CARBIDES by length: 2 with 8 letters, 18 with 7, 58 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
Of the 18 7-letter words made with CARBIDES letters, 4 score 12 points, the group's best. SIDEBAR and CARBIDE are the ones most people know.
Among 58 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CARBIDES, the top score is 11, reached by 4. RAISED, SACRED and SCARED are the familiar ones.
CEBID tops the 5-letter words from CARBIDES at 10 points; next come ACERB and BARIC on 9. BASED, CARDS and BASIC will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words from CARBIDES, the top score is 8, reached by 7. CARD, BASE and DISC are the familiar ones.
BAC and CAB are the top 3-letter words in CARBIDES, 7 points each. ARE, CAR and AIR will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of CARBIDES, with one letter different:
More 8-letter words: starting with CA · ending in ES · all 8-letter words
CARBIDES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. CARBIDES is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARBIDES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 278) | 230 | 278 | 221 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DECARBS, SCABRID, CABRIES, CARBIES, DECARB, BARDIES, CABRIE, CARDIES, DARCIES, ACIDER, BARDIE, BIRSED and 36 more, 48 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CREDS, CRED, BAES, BAE, BES, DAS, EDS, DA and RAI, 9 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of CARBIDES spell the words below.