443 words come out when you unscramble MICROPTEROUS, starting with MICROPTEROUS itself: 18 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. 8 shorter words score 16, among them PROTEOMICS, COMPOSTURE and COMPOTIERS. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from MICROPTEROUS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 12 with 10, 36 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 34 with 2. None has 11 letters.
12 10-letter words made with MICROPTEROUS letters; 8 of them share the top score of 16. PROSECUTOR, PROTEOMICS and ECOTOURISM are everyday picks.
Of the 36 9-letter words in MICROPTEROUS, 12 score 15 points, the group's best. COMPUTERS, COMPOSITE and SCRIPTURE are the ones most people know.
14 of 60 8-letter words from MICROPTEROUS tie at 14 points; none scores more. COMPUTER, PICTURES and CUSTOMER will look familiar.
60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble MICROPTEROUS; 18 of them share the top score of 13. OUTCOME, PERMITS and COSTUME are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble MICROPTEROUS, the top score is 12, reached by 11. CUSTOM, IMPORT and COPIES are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words from MICROPTEROUS, 5 score 11 points, the group's best. MUSIC, COMES and CRIME are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words in MICROPTEROUS is COMP, 10 points; CEPS and COME on 8 follow. PICS, MICE and TEMP are everyday picks.
12 of 60 3-letter words made with MICROPTEROUS letters tie at 7 points; none scores more. CUT, PET and CUP will look familiar.
Keep every letter of MICROPTEROUS but one, change that one, and you get:
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MICROPTEROUS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICROPTEROUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 443) | 350 | 441 | 307 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 93 of them: MICROPTEROUS, COMPOSTURE, COMPOTIERS, ECTROPIUMS, COMPOTIER, CRUMPIEST, ECTROPIUM, MUTOSCOPE, COMPTERS, CRUMPEST, CRUMPIER, PROCTORISE and 81 more. Words With Friends* skips 41 of them: POROMERICS, PROTEOMICS, COMPOSTER, POROMERIC, PROMETRIC, PROTEOMIC, ESOTROPIC, MORTICERS, CREPITUS, IMPUREST, MORTICER, PREMOTOR and 29 more. Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 2 of them: CRIPS and CRIP.