Unscramble MELODRAME and you have 249 words, MELODRAME itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from MELODRAME by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 5 with 7, 37 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words made with MELODRAME letters: REMOLADE, 11 points.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble MELODRAME are led by DAMMER, LAMMED and RAMMED, 11 points each. LEADER, DEALER and RELOAD are the familiar ones.
DAMME and MODEM are the top 5-letter words from MELODRAME, 10 points each. MODEL, OLDER and DREAM will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words in MELODRAME, 7 score 8 points, the group's best. MORE, MADE and MODE are the ones most people know.
MAM, MEM and MOM are the top 3-letter words made with MELODRAME letters, 7 points each. ARE, OLD and RED will look familiar.
Keep every letter of MELODRAME but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with ME · ending in ME · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with MELAMED (12 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts MELODRAME, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MELODRAME itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 249) | 185 | 249 | 176 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MELODRAME, DAMME, LAMMER, MEROME, RAMMEL, RAMMLE, LEAMED, LEMME, MEALED, MOERED, README, REMEAD and 52 more, 64 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MAMEE, MEME, MAM, EMO, OMA, ODA, ARO, DA and LOR, 9 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of MELODRAME and one more.