Unscramble METHYLATE to get 192 words. METHYLATE itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, METHYL and ETHYLATE lead with 14 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from METHYLATE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 2 with 7, 13 with 6, 35 with 5, 60 with 4, 57 with 3 and 23 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words in METHYLATE: ETHYLATE, 14 points.
THYME scores highest among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble METHYLATE at 13 points, ahead of ETHYL and HAYLE on 11. METAL, THEME and TEETH are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words in METHYLATE, MYTH leads with 12 points, then HYLA and HYLE on 10. MEET, MALE and HEAT are the familiar ones.
Of the 57 3-letter words made with METHYLATE letters, 6 score 9 points, the group's best. MAY, LET and YET are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of METHYLATE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with ME · ending in TE · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; ETHYLATE and METHYL (14 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept METHYLATE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| METHYLATE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 192) | 149 | 192 | 144 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
43 of the 192 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EATHLY, HAYLE, LYTHE, MEATHE, HEAME, HYLE, MEATH, THEMA, YEALM, EYALET, HYE, LATHEE and 31 more. 5 of the 192 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: MELTY, MEH, YEET, LAH and TE.
These 2 words take every letter of METHYLATE plus a single extra one.