Unscramble LAMBDOID and you have 138 words, LAMBDOID itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is BIMODAL, 12 points. 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from LAMBDOID split into 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 1 with 6, 14 with 5, 46 with 4, 52 with 3 and 23 with 2.
Just 1 of the 7-letter words in LAMBDOID: BIMODAL, for 12 points.
There is a single one of the 6-letter words made with LAMBDOID letters: AMIDOL, 9 points.
Of the 46 4-letter words from LAMBDOID, 8 score 8 points, the group's best. MAIL, LOAD and BOLD are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words from LAMBDOID, BAM, MIB and MOB tie for first at 7 points. ADD, DID and OLD are everyday picks.
This word has the length of LAMBDOID, with one letter different:
More 8-letter words: starting with LA · ending in ID · all 8-letter words
What LAMBDOID means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept LAMBDOID, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAMBDOID itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 138) | 111 | 138 | 104 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
27 of the 138 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DIMBO, MADID, BOMA, ABID, ADDIO, BLAD, DOAB, DOB, DOLIA, IDOLA, LOBI, LOMA and 15 more. 7 of the 138 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: LOID, MOI, OBA, OMA, ODA, DA and OI.