Unscramble METHYLATES and you have 295 words, METHYLATES itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. METHYLASE and METHYLATE are the best of the shorter words, at 17 points. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from METHYLATES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 9, 5 with 8, 19 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
Among the 7-letter words from METHYLATES, METHYLS leads with 15 points, then EYELASH on 13 and HAMLETS on 12. ATHLETE, HELMETS and STEALTH are the familiar ones.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble METHYLATES, METHYL and THYMES tie for first at 14 points. THEMES, METALS and HELMET are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words made with METHYLATES letters, the top score is 13, reached by 4. THEME, SHAME and MYTHS are the familiar ones.
The best of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble METHYLATES is MYTH, 12 points; ASHY and HAYS on 10 follow. EASY, EYES and HEAT are everyday picks.
Of the 60 3-letter words from METHYLATES, 7 score 9 points, the group's best. HAS, MAY and YES are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of METHYLATES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with ME · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with AMETHYST (16 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
METHYLATES works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| METHYLATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 295) | 219 | 294 | 207 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EATHLY, HAYLES, HAYSEL, LYTHES, MEATHES, SHEETY, HAYLE, HYLES, LYTHE, MEATHE, MEATHS, SAMELY and 64 more, 76 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SHMATTE, YEAHS, YEESH, MELTY, SAMEY, MEH, AHS, LAH, YAS, MES and TE, 11 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: SHEMALE.