Unscramble MICROFICHES to get 314 words. MICROFICHES itself is a real word: 23 points on a Scrabble board, 25 in Words With Friends. MICROFICHE is the best of the shorter words, at 22 points. The 11 letters split into 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from MICROFICHES by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 2 with 9, 9 with 8, 32 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2.
MICROFICHE is the only one of the 10-letter words made with MICROFICHES letters; it scores 22 points.
CHEMICS and CHROMIC are the top 7-letter words from MICROFICHES, 16 points each. CHOICES, HEROISM and ORIFICE will look familiar.
FEHMIC scores highest among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble MICROFICHES at 16 points, ahead of CHEMIC on 15 and CHIEFS on 14. CHOICE, FORCES and COMICS are the ones most people know.
CHEFS, CHIEF and FICHE are the top 5-letter words from MICROFICHES, 13 points each. FORCE, HOMES and FORMS will look familiar.
CHEF and FEHM share the top score of 12 among the 4-letter words in MICROFICHES. HOME, FORM and COME are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words made with MICROFICHES letters, FEH and FOH tie for first at 9 points. ICE, FIR and OHM are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of MICROFICHES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with MI · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with MISCHIEF (18 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept MICROFICHES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICROFICHES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 314) | 241 | 310 | 204 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FEHMIC, CHROMISE, MORICHES, CHORISM, CROCHES, MICHERS, MOCHIER, MORICHE, SCREICH, SCRIECH, COCHES, COMICES and 57 more, 69 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ICEFISH, CHROMIS, HOMERIC, MOCHIS, CHEMS, CHOCS, MECHS, MERCH, MOCHI, MOREISH, CHEM, CHOC and 27 more, 39 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: EMFS and EMF, 2 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: HEMI and FI, 2 in all.