Unscramble MICROBEAD and you have 279 words, MICROBEAD itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from MICROBEAD split into 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 17 with 7, 47 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2.
The best of the 7-letter words made with MICROBEAD letters is CROMBED, 14 points; AMOEBIC and COMBIER on 13 follow. AEROBIC, CARBIDE and BROMIDE are everyday picks.
COMBED tops the 6-letter words from MICROBEAD at 13 points; next come AMEBIC and BROMIC on 12. ADMIRE, MORBID and CARIBE will look familiar.
COMBE, COMBI and CROMB share the top score of 11 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble MICROBEAD. CRIME, ADOBE and CREAM are the ones most people know.
COMB tops the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble MICROBEAD at 10 points; next come ACME and AMBO on 8. CODE, CARD and COME will look familiar.
Among 60 3-letter words from MICROBEAD, the top score is 7, reached by 10. CAR, MAR and BAD are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of MICROBEAD for another and you can spell these 6 words:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; AMBEROID, AMOEBIC, COADMIRE, COMBED, MICROBE and RACEMOID (13 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: MICROBEAD is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICROBEAD itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 279) | 221 | 279 | 204 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
58 of the 279 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MICROBEAD, CROMBED, COMBIER, CEMBRA, COMARB, EMBRAID, BORMED, CRIMED, CROMB, CROMED, DECARB, DROMIC and 46 more. 17 of the 279 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: BARCODE, MERCADO, COMBI, DEMIC, CARDIO, CAMI, CAMO, MERC, CRED, MIC, BAE, ECO and 5 more.
This word takes every letter of MICROBEAD plus a single extra one.