Unscramble IMBRICATES and you have 346 words, IMBRICATES itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. IMBRICATE is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. It has 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from IMBRICATES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 17 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
BETACISM and IMBRICES share the top score of 14 among the 8-letter words in IMBRICATES. MATRICES is the one most people know.
60 7-letter words from IMBRICATES; 5 of them share the top score of 13. METRICS and TIMBERS are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble IMBRICATES, the top score is 12, reached by 6. CRIMES, TIMBER and METRIC are the familiar ones.
60 5-letter words from IMBRICATES; 56 of them share the top score of 9. BASIC, CRIME and CREAM are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words in IMBRICATES, 33 score 8 points, the group's best. BASE, CAME and BEAR are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words made with IMBRICATES letters, the top score is 7, reached by 7. CAR, AIR and ACT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of IMBRICATES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with IM · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ARMISTICE, CAMBERS, CAMBIST, CRAMBES and IAMBICS (13 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept IMBRICATES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMBRICATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 346) | 273 | 346 | 252 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BETACISM, IMBRICES, CEMBRAS, CEMBRA, SCRAMB, ABIETIC, ACMITES, BETRIMS, CABRIES, CABRITS, CARBIES, CIMIERS and 61 more, 73 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MATRICS, METICAS, MATRIC, METICA, AMIRITE, ATRESIC, BITSIER, CAMIS, EMICS, MERCS, AMRITS, CAMI and 9 more, 21 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of IMBRICATES spell the words below.