Unscramble MACRONUCLEUS and you have 397 words, MACRONUCLEUS itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are CACUMENS and CURCUMAS, 14 points each. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from MACRONUCLEUS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 11 with 9, 51 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 34 with 2. None has 11 or 10 letters.
Among the 8-letter words in MACRONUCLEUS, CACUMENS and CURCUMAS tie for first at 14 points. CONSUMER, NUMEROUS and MUSCULAR are everyday picks.
CACUMEN, CURCUMA and MUCLUCS share the top score of 13 among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble MACRONUCLEUS. ROMANCE, COLUMNS and CONSUME are the ones most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words from MACRONUCLEUS, the top score is 12, reached by 5. CANCER, COLUMN and CANCEL are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble MACRONUCLEUS, 4 score 11 points, the group's best. COMES, CREAM and OCCUR are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words from MACRONUCLEUS, the top score is 8, reached by 27. CASE, CARE and COME are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 3-letter words in MACRONUCLEUS tie at 7 points; none scores more. CAN, CAR and MAN will look familiar.
This word has the length of MACRONUCLEUS, with one letter different:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CURCUMAS (14 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept MACRONUCLEUS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MACRONUCLEUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 397) | 297 | 397 | 277 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 100 of them: CACUMENS, CACUMEN, CRUMENALS, CUMARONES, LUCUMONES, ULMACEOUS, CAROMELS, CAULOMES, CONACRES, CONCAUSE, CREMONAS, CRUMENAL and 88 more. Words With Friends* skips 20 of them: COLUMNEAS, COLUMNEA, MESCLUN, CERCAL, CULMEN, CAMOS, CANOERS, MERCS, CAMO, CUMS, MERC, ACRO and 8 more.