Unscramble MELAMPODE to get 208 words. MELAMPODE itself is a real word: 16 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is POMMELED, 15 points. It has 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from MELAMPODE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 3 with 7, 20 with 6, 38 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in MELAMPODE: POMMELED, for 15 points.
Of the 38 5-letter words you get when you unscramble MELAMPODE, 4 score 10 points, the group's best. MODEL, MODEM and MAPLE are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words in MELAMPODE is DAMP, 9 points; AMMO and EMMA on 8 follow. MADE, MODE and MALE are everyday picks.
8 of 60 3-letter words made with MELAMPODE letters tie at 7 points; none scores more. MAP, LED and MOM will look familiar.
Keep every letter of MELAMPODE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with ME · ending in DE · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with POMMELED (15 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: MELAMPODE is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MELAMPODE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 208) | 164 | 208 | 151 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MELAMPODE, POMMELE, APEDOM, DAMME, DELOPE, LEAMED, LEMME, MEALED, OPALED, PELMA, PLEAED, APODE and 32 more, 44 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: AMPED, MAMEE, MEME, MAM, PALEO, DEP, APO, EMO, OMA, OPA, ODA, PO and 1 more, 13 in all.
This word takes every letter of MELAMPODE plus a single extra one.