Unscramble IMBATHES and you have 233 words, IMBATHES itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. 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 IMBATHES by length: 1 with 8 letters, 3 with 7, 19 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2.
BIMAH tops the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble IMBATHES at 12 points; next come BAHTS and BAITH on 10. ITEMS, BEAST and SHAME will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words from IMBATHES, 22 score 9 points, the group's best. BASE, HITS and HEAT are the ones most people know.
5 of 60 3-letter words made with IMBATHES letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. HAS, ITS and BIT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of IMBATHES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with IM · ending in ES · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; BEAMISH (14 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
IMBATHES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMBATHES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 233) | 184 | 232 | 170 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 48 of them: IMBATHES, IMBATHE, BEATHS, MEATHS, MEITHS, SMEATH, TASBIH, BEATH, BHAIS, BHATS, HIEMS, IMBASE and 36 more. Words With Friends* skips 14 of them: BISH, HIMS, MEH, SHITE, AHIS, AHI, AHS, BAES, BAE, BES, MES, ATS and 2 more. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: HEMI.