Unscramble MICROBEADS and you have 362 words, MICROBEADS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from MICROBEADS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 9, 21 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 37 with 2.
Among the 8-letter words made with MICROBEADS letters, SCOMBRID and SCRAMBED tie for first at 15 points. AEROBICS, COMRADES and MICROBES are everyday picks.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble MICROBEADS, CROMBED leads with 14 points, then AMOEBIC and CAMBERS on 13. AEROBIC, CARBIDE and BROMIDE are the familiar ones.
COMBED tops the 6-letter words from MICROBEADS at 13 points; next come AMEBIC and BROMIC on 12. BRACES, MORBID and CARIBE will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words made with MICROBEADS letters, the top score is 11, reached by 4. BASIC, COMES and AMBER are the familiar ones.
COMB tops the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble MICROBEADS at 10 points; next come ACME and AMBO on 8. COME, CAME and ACID will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words from MICROBEADS, 10 score 7 points, the group's best. CAR, BAD and BAR are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of MICROBEADS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with MI · ending in DS · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by SCOMBRID (15 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
MICROBEADS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICROBEADS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 362) | 281 | 362 | 257 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
81 of the 362 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MICROBEADS, MICROBEAD, SCRAMBED, CROMBED, BROMISED, CEMBRAS, COMARBS, COMBIER, COMBIES, EMBRAIDS, BARDISM, CEMBRA and 69 more. 24 of the 362 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SCOMBRID, BARCODES, MERCADOS, BARCODE, COMBIS, MERCADO, COMBI, COSMID, CARDIOS, COADIES, DEMIC, CAMIS and 12 more.