MICROBURST is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. MICROBURST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
m3i1c3r1o1b3u1r1s1t1
PlayableMICROBURST · 10 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept MICROBURST?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.9%
Our own measure of how useful MICROBURST is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MICROBURST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
microburstsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MICROBURST scores
Scrabble m3i1c3r1o1b3u1r1s1t1 16
Words with Friends m4i1c4r1o1b4u2r1s1t1 20
Face value of the 10 tiles in MICROBURST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MICROBURST has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with MICROBURST
1 longer words begin with MICROBURST.
Shorter words from the letters in MICROBURST
microbus14 cribrous12 burritos10 cursitor10 combust13 brutism11 coriums11 rubrics11 scrotum11 strobic11 burrito9 cirrous9 citrous9 rostrum9 tourism9 bromic12 combis12 crombs12 crumbs12 cubism12 tombic12 borsic10 bustic10 corium10 cormus10 courbs10 cubist10 cubits10 custom10 micros10 miscut10 morbus10 mucors10 mucros10 rubric10 rumbos10 sitcom10 sorbic10 stromb10 submit10
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Common questions about MICROBURST
- Is MICROBURST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MICROBURST, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MICROBURST worth?
- MICROBURST is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MICROBURST?
- MICROBURST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MICROBURST:
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