MICROBURSTS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. MICROBURSTS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
m3i1c3r1o1b3u1r1s1t1s1
PlayableMICROBURSTS · 11 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept MICROBURSTS?
| 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: 26 / 100
26WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.55
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.82%
Our own measure of how useful MICROBURSTS is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MICROBURSTS
No single letter turns MICROBURSTS into another word.
How MICROBURSTS scores
Scrabble m3i1c3r1o1b3u1r1s1t1s1 17
Words with Friends m4i1c4r1o1b4u2r1s1t1s1 21
Face value of the 11 tiles in MICROBURSTS, 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 | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MICROBURSTS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in MICROBURSTS
microburst16 cursitors11 combusts14 microbus14 brutisms12 cribrous12 crossbit12 scrotums12 strombus12 substorm12 burritos10 cursitor10 rostrums10 tourisms10 combust13 cubisms13 borsics11 brutism11 bustics11 coriums11 cosmist11 crissum11 cubists11 customs11 miscuts11 rubrics11 scrotum11 sitcoms11 strobic11 strombs11 submits11 bistros9 burrito9 cirrous9 citrous9 cursors9 missort9 missout9 rostrum9 rustics9
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Common questions about MICROBURSTS
- Is MICROBURSTS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MICROBURSTS, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MICROBURSTS worth?
- MICROBURSTS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MICROBURSTS?
- No single letter can be added to MICROBURSTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MICROBURSTS:
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