172 words come out when you unscramble MISBEGINS, starting with MISBEGINS itself: 14 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
M34I1S1B34E1G23I1N12S1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from MISBEGINS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 6 with 7, 13 with 6, 40 with 5, 60 with 4, 39 with 3 and 12 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words in MISBEGINS: MISBEGIN, 13 points.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble MISBEGINS, NIMBI and NIMBS tie for first at 9 points. BEING, BEGIN and SIGNS are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words in MISBEGINS are led by MIBS and NIMB, 8 points each. SIGN, MINI and MISS are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of MISBEGINS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with MI · ending in NS · all 9-letter words
The meaning of MISBEGINS, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept MISBEGINS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MISBEGINS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 172) | 131 | 172 | 120 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
41 of the 172 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BESINGS, BINGIES, BESING, GEMINI, MINGES, NIMBS, BINGS, GISMS, MENGS, MINGE, MINGS, NIMB and 29 more. 11 of the 172 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: BING, MEGS, MEG, BES, MES, NEGS, SIGS, GIS, NEG, SIG and GI.