Unscramble METAFILE and you have 162 words, METAFILE itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, FEMALE and FLEMIT lead with 11 points. 8 letters: 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from METAFILE by length: 1 with 8 letters, 5 with 6, 19 with 5, 60 with 4, 53 with 3 and 24 with 2. None has 7 letters.
6 of 60 4-letter words from METAFILE tie at 9 points; none scores more. TIME, MAIL and LIFE will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble METAFILE, EMF, FAM and FEM tie for first at 8 points. LET, FEE and FAT are everyday picks.
These 6 words have the length of METAFILE, with one letter different:
More 8-letter words: starting with ME · ending in LE · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; FEMALE (11 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
METAFILE is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| METAFILE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 162) | 136 | 159 | 131 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
23 of the 162 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: METAFILE, FLEMIT, FEMAL, FLEME, METIF, FLIM, ALEFT, LEFTE, FAE, LEAM, LEME, MALI and 11 more. 6 of the 162 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: LEFTIE, MILF, FAM, EMAIL, FE and TE. 2 of the 162 answers are missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ALF and FI. 1 of the 162 answers is missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: EMF.
This word takes every letter of METAFILE plus a single extra one.