292 words come out when you unscramble METATARSAL, starting with METATARSAL itself: 12 in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is MALTREATS, 11 points. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from METATARSAL by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 4 with 8, 26 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
MALTREATS is the only one of the 9-letter words made with METATARSAL letters; it scores 11 points.
Among 26 7-letter words you get when you unscramble METATARSAL, the top score is 9, reached by 17. MATTERS is the familiar one.
Of the 60 6-letter words from METATARSAL, 41 score 8 points, the group's best. LATEST, MATTER and MASTER are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble METATARSAL; 58 of them share the top score of 7. TERMS, METAL and SMART are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words from METATARSAL, the top score is 6, reached by 55. SAME, TEAM and TERM are the familiar ones.
21 of 60 3-letter words in METATARSAL tie at 5 points; none scores more. ARE, SET and ART will look familiar.
Keep every letter of METATARSAL but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with ME · ending in AL · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with MALTREATS (11 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept METATARSAL, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| METATARSAL itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 292) | 229 | 292 | 218 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); the Words With Friends list changes.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: TARAMEAS, AMEARST, MARTELS, MATATAS, RETAMAS, TAMARAS, TARAMEA, AMATES, ASMEAR, MAERLS, MARAES, MARLES and 51 more, 63 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ARAMES, MASALA, LATTERS, RAMAL, TREMS, MASA, TREM, MES, ATS, EST and TE, 11 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of METATARSAL spell the words below.