276 words come out when you unscramble MATCHERS, starting with MATCHERS itself: 15 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. 7 shorter words score 14, among them MATCHES, MARCHES and MATCHER. It has 8 letters, 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from MATCHERS by length: 1 with 8 letters, 14 with 7, 58 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
Of the 58 6-letter words in MATCHERS, 7 score 13 points, the group's best. SEARCH, MASTER and STREAM are the ones most people know.
10 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble MATCHERS tie at 12 points; none scores more. MARCH, EARTH and MATCH will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words from MATCHERS, 4 score 11 points, the group's best. EACH, TECH and CHAT are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble MATCHERS; 7 of them share the top score of 8. ARE, HAS and CAR are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of MATCHERS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with MA · ending in RS · all 8-letter words
What MATCHERS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
MATCHERS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATCHERS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 276) | 232 | 276 | 214 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); the Words With Friends list changes.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SMATCH, ARCHEST, CHARETS, CHARET, MEATHS, MERCATS, RACHES, SCARTH, SHAMER, SMEATH, STACHE, CRAMES and 32 more, 44 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MACHERS, MACHER, CHEMS, MECHS, MERCH, CHEM, MECH, CATHS, TECHS, CATH, MERCS, MEH and 6 more, 18 in all.
These 4 words take every letter of MATCHERS plus a single extra one.