269 words come out when you unscramble MEALYBUGS, starting with MEALYBUGS itself: 17 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from MEALYBUGS split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 8 with 7, 53 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in MEALYBUGS: MEALYBUG, for 16 points.
The best of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble MEALYBUGS is GYMBAL, 14 points; BELAMY and EMBAYS on 13 follow. ALBUMS, ASYLUM and USABLE are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words from MEALYBUGS, the top score is 12, reached by 7. ALBUM, MAYBE and BLAME are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 4-letter words in MEALYBUGS tie at 10 points; none scores more. GAME, EASY and GUYS will look familiar.
GYM scores highest among the 3-letter words made with MEALYBUGS letters at 9 points, ahead of ABY and BAY on 8. MAY, BUY and GAY are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of MEALYBUGS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with ME · ending in GS · all 9-letter words
MEALYBUGS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept MEALYBUGS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEALYBUGS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 269) | 206 | 269 | 191 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
63 of the 269 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GYMBALS, GYMBAL, BELAMY, EMBUSY, MYGALES, GAMESY, MAUBY, MYGALE, BAYLES, BEMAULS, GAUMY, GLEBY and 51 more. 15 of the 269 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: BLAGUES, MAUSY, SAMEY, BLAGUE, SUMY, YAGES, SALUME, YAGE, YAGS, BLAG, YAG, MEG and 3 more.