MICROBES is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. MICROBES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
m3i1c3r1o1b3e1s1
PlayableMICROBES · 8 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept MICROBES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
39WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.75
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.63%
Our own measure of how useful MICROBES is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MICROBES
No single letter turns MICROBES into another word.
How MICROBES scores
Scrabble m3i1c3r1o1b3e1s1 14
Words with Friends m4i1c4r1o1b4e1s1 17
Face value of the 8 tiles in MICROBES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MICROBES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MICROBES
- All 8 letters of MICROBES are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in MICROBES
combers13 combier13 combies13 microbe13 recombs13 bromise11 corbies11 bromic12 comber12 combes12 combis12 crombs12 recomb12 biomes10 borsic10 bromes10 comers10 corbes10 corbie10 crimes10 cromes10 micros10 mobies10 obeism10 ombers10 ombres10 scribe10 scrobe10 scrome10 somber10 sombre10 sorbic10 cories8 cosier8 isomer8 moires8 moiser8 ribose8 rimose8 combe11
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Common questions about MICROBES
- Is MICROBES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MICROBES, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MICROBES worth?
- MICROBES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MICROBES?
- No single letter can be added to MICROBES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MICROBES:
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