Unscramble MICRONEEDLES and you have 419 words, MICRONEEDLES itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. MICRONEEDLE is the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from MICRONEEDLES split into 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 6 with 10, 19 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2.
MICRONEEDLE tops the 11-letter words made with MICRONEEDLES letters at 16 points; next comes REDOLENCIES on 14.
CEREMONIES and LIMERENCES share the top score of 14 among the 10-letter words in MICRONEEDLES.
Among the 9-letter words you get when you unscramble MICRONEEDLES, COREDEEMS, CRIMSONED and DEMOSCENE tie for first at 14 points. RESIDENCE is an everyday pick.
9 of 60 8-letter words from MICRONEEDLES tie at 13 points; none scores more. CONSIDER, LICENSED and REMEDIES will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words made with MICRONEEDLES letters, 8 score 12 points, the group's best. DECLINE, CRIMSON and INCOMES are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble MICRONEEDLES; 10 of them share the top score of 11. INCOME, CLOSED and CRIMES are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words from MICRONEEDLES are led by DEMIC, DOMIC and MEDIC, 10 points each. COMES, CRIME and CODES are the familiar ones.
12 of 60 4-letter words in MICRONEEDLES tie at 8 points; none scores more. CODE, COME and MIND will look familiar.
The 3-letter words made with MICRONEEDLES letters are led by MIC and MOC, 7 points each. MEN, DIE and ICE are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of MICRONEEDLES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with MI · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CEREMONIES, COREDEEMS, CRIMSONED and REDOLENCIES (14 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
MICRONEEDLES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICRONEEDLES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 419) | 332 | 419 | 299 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 87 of them: MICRONEEDLES, MICRONEEDLE, DEMOSCENE, LIMERENCES, CNEMIDES, LIMERENCE, MELODICS, MISCREED, MISOCLERE, CREMOSIN, DECIMES, DEMERSION and 75 more. Words With Friends* skips 33 of them: REDOLENCIES, DECELERONS, DOLMENIC, DECELERON, COSMID, DEMINERS, LINESCORE, MIOCENE, MODERNES, SCORELINE, SECONDEE, DEMIC and 21 more.
This word takes every letter of MICRONEEDLES plus a single extra one.