322 words come out when you unscramble MODERATES, starting with MODERATES itself: 12 in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
M34O1D2E1R1A1T1E1S1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from MODERATES split into 1 with 9 letters, 8 with 8, 43 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2.
Among 43 7-letter words made with MODERATES letters, the top score is 10, reached by 15. ROASTED, MAESTRO and STEAMER are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble MODERATES, 34 score 9 points, the group's best. MASTER, REMOTE and DREAMS are the ones most people know.
28 of 60 5-letter words from MODERATES tie at 8 points; none scores more. DREAM, METER and METRO will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words from MODERATES, 18 score 7 points, the group's best. MORE, MOST and MADE are the ones most people know.
5 of 60 3-letter words in MODERATES tie at 6 points; none scores more. ARE, RED and MAR will look familiar.
Keep every letter of MODERATES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with MO · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
MODERATES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept MODERATES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MODERATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 322) | 249 | 322 | 232 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: STROAMED, EROTEMAS, MEDRESA, READMES, REMADES, REMEADS, AMORETS, DROMES, EROTEMA, MEASED, MODERS, MOERED and 61 more, 73 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DESTREAM, OMERTAS, OMERTA, TASERED, MEDS, EMOS, OMAS, EMO, MES, OMA, SOM, DAS and 5 more, 17 in all.
These 7 words take every letter of MODERATES plus a single extra one.