Unscramble METATHEORY and you have 263 words, METATHEORY itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is ERYTHEMA, 16 points. It has 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
M34E1T1A1T1H43E1O1R1Y43
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from METATHEORY by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 8, 13 with 7, 36 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words made with METATHEORY letters: ERYTHEMA, for 16 points.
MOTHERY scores highest among the 7-letter words in METATHEORY at 15 points, ahead of THROATY on 13 and ERATHEM on 12. THEATRE, THEATER and THEOREM are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words from METATHEORY, MORYAH leads with 14 points, then EARTHY and HEARTY on 12. MATTER, MOTHER and REMOTE are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble METATHEORY tie at 13 points; none scores more. OTHER, THERE and THREE will look familiar.
The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble METATHEORY are led by HOMY and MYTH, 12 points each. HOME, HERE and HEAR are the familiar ones.
60 3-letter words from METATHEORY; 8 of them share the top score of 9. MAY, HOT and YET are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of METATHEORY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with ME · ending in RY · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ERYTHEMA (16 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts METATHEORY, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| METATHEORY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 263) | 210 | 263 | 200 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
53 of the 263 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: METATHEORY, MORYAH, ERATHEM, METAYER, HERYE, MEATHE, REHOME, HEAME, HERY, HORME, MEATH, METHO and 41 more. 10 of the 263 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: HOTTY, RHEME, HOMA, HOM, MEH, OMERTA, OATY, YER, EMO and TE.
With one more tile, the letters of METATHEORY spell the words below.