Unscramble METABASES to get 218 words. METABASES itself is a real word: 13 points on a Scrabble board, 15 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are EMBASES, EMBASTE and TSAMBAS, 11 points each. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from METABASES split into 1 with 9 letters, 7 with 7, 27 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 45 with 3 and 18 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Of the 27 6-letter words made with METABASES letters, 6 score 10 points, the group's best. SESAME, BEASTS and BASSET are the ones most people know.
6 of 60 5-letter words from METABASES tie at 9 points; none scores more. SEEMS, TEAMS and MEETS will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble METABASES, the top score is 8, reached by 4. BEST, SAME and TEAM are the familiar ones.
BAM tops the 3-letter words made with METABASES letters at 7 points; next come ABA and ABS on 5. SEE, SET and SAT will look familiar.
Trade one tile of METABASES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with ME · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with AMEBAE, AMEBAS, BEMATA and SAMBAS (10 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: METABASES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| METABASES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 218) | 163 | 216 | 150 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: METABASES, EMBASES, EMBASTE, TSAMBAS, EMBASE, TSAMBA, MESETAS, SEAMSET, SEBATES, AMATES, MAASES, MEASES and 43 more, 55 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BESES, MASAS, MASES, BAES, MASA, BAE, BES, MES, ATS, EST, TES and TE, 12 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: TABESES. Not in Scrabble UK: BAASES.
This word takes every letter of METABASES plus a single extra one.