295 words come out when you unscramble NOMADIES, starting with NOMADIES itself: 11 in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends. It has 4 anagrams, each with the same 11 points: AMIDONES, DAIMONES, DOMAINES and NOMADISE. 8 letters: 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from NOMADIES by length: 5 with 8 letters, 22 with 7, 54 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 34 with 2.
18 of 22 7-letter words in NOMADIES tie at 10 points; none scores more. DOMAINS, DAEMONS and MAIDENS will look familiar.
Among 54 6-letter words you get when you unscramble NOMADIES, the top score is 9, reached by 32. DOMAIN, MEDIAN and MAIDEN are the familiar ones.
36 of 60 5-letter words from NOMADIES tie at 8 points; none scores more. MEDIA, MEANS and NAMED will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words from NOMADIES, 22 score 7 points, the group's best. NAME, MADE and MAIN are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words in NOMADIES; 7 of them share the top score of 6. END, MAN and MEN are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of NOMADIES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with NO · ending in ES · all 8-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with AMIDONES, DAIMONES and DOMAINES (11 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
NOMADIES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOMADIES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 295) | 241 | 295 | 217 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NOMADIES, NOMADISE, DEMAINS, MADISON, MODENAS, NOMADES, DEMAIN, DEMANS, DISMAN, MAINED, MANDIS, MESIAD and 42 more, 54 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DOMAINES, DOMAINE, ADMINS, ADMIN, AMINOS, AMNIOS, ANODISE, DEMOI, AMNIO, MANIS, MEDS, EMOS and 12 more, 24 in all.
These 12 words take every letter of NOMADIES plus a single extra one.