Scrabble Word Finder

MEDICARES is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points

Yes. MEDICARES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.

m3e1d2i1c3a1r1e1s1
PlayableMEDICARES · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available

Which word lists accept MEDICARES?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 30 / 100

30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.56
Hooks 25%
0
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6.67%

Our own measure of how useful MEDICARES is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for MEDICARES

No single letter turns MEDICARES into another word.

How MEDICARES scores

Scrabble m3e1d2i1c3a1r1e1s1 14
Words with Friends m4e1d2i1c4a1r1e1s1 16

Face value of the 9 tiles in MEDICARES, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
m12
e212
d14
i19
c12
a19
r16
s14

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MEDICARES has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about MEDICARES

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of MEDICARES

ceramides14 racemised14

The 9 tiles of MEDICARES in a different order — 2 found.

Shorter words from the letters in MEDICARES

ceramide13 medicare13 miscreed13 screamed13 casimere12 racemise12 deciares11 maderise11 amerced12 creamed12 decimes12 racemed12 amerces11 caremes11 mercies11 racemes11 admires10 cardies10 creased10 darcies10 decares10 deciare10 decries10 deicers10 mardies10 medresa10 misread10 radices10 readmes10 remades10 remeads10 remeids10 remised10 searced10 sedarim10 sidearm10 sidecar10 smeared10 seamier9 seriema9

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Common questions about MEDICARES

Is MEDICARES valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEDICARES, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is MEDICARES worth?
MEDICARES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to MEDICARES?
No single letter can be added to MEDICARES to make another word.

Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MEDICARES:

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