FIREDAMPS

9 letters, 17 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What FIREDAMPS Means

FIREDAMPS is a form of FIREDAMP, which means:

noun: a mixture of gases (mostly methane) that form in coal mines and become explosive when mixed with air

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

FIREDAMPS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 17 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as F4 I1 R1 E1 D2 A1 M3 P3 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In FIREDAMPS

599 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

8 letter words (2)

FIREDAMP MISFARED

7 letter words (17)

ADMIRES ASPIRED DAMPERS DAMPIER DESPAIR DIAPERS DISFAME FARSIDE FRAISED IMPRESA MARDIES MISFARE MISREAD PRAISED SAMPIRE SEDARIM SIDEARM

6 letter words (77)

5 letter words (174)

AESIR AFIRE AIDER AIDES AIMED AIMER AIRED AMIDE AMIDS AMIES AMIRS AMPED APERS APISM APRES ARISE ARMED ASIDE ASPER DAMES DAMPS DARES DARIS DEAIR DEARS DEFIS DEISM DERMA DERMS DIMER DIMES DIMPS DIRAM DISME DRAMS DRAPE DRAPS DREAM DRIES DRIPS EARDS EMIRS EPRIS FADER FADES FAIRS FAMED FAMES FARDS FARED FARES FARMS FARSE FEARS FERIA FERMI FERMS FIARS FIDES FIERS FIRED FIRES FIRMS FRAIM FRAME FRAPE FRAPS FREMD FRIED FRIES FRISE IDEAS IMPED IRADE MADRE MAIDS MAIRE MAIRS MAISE MARES MARID MARSE MASED MASER MEADS MEDIA MERIS MIRED MIRES MISER PADIS PADRE PADRI PAIRE PAIRS PAISE PARDI PARDS PARED PARES PARIS PARSE PEARS PERAI PERIS PERMS PIERS PIMAS PRADS PRAMS PRASE PREIF PREMS PRESA PRIDE PRIED PRIEF PRIES PRIMA PRIME PRIMS PRISE PRISM RAIDS RAISE RAMIE RAMIS RAMPS RAPID RASED READS REAMS REAPS REDIA REDIP REIFS REMAP RESID RIADS RIDES RIEMS RIMAE RIMED RIMES RIPED RIPES SAFED SAFER SAMPI SAPID SARED SEPAD SEPIA SERAI SERIF SIDER SIMAR SIPED SIRED SMEAR SPADE SPAED SPAER SPARD SPARE SPEAR SPEIR SPERM SPIDE SPIED SPIER SPIRE SPRAD SPRED

4 letter words (189)

3 letter words (112)

ADS AID AIM AIR AIS AME AMI AMP APE ARD ARE ARF ARM ARS ASP DAE DAM DAP DAS DEF DEI DIE DIF DIM DIP DIS EAR EAS EDS EFS EMF EMS ERA ERF ERM ERS FAD FAE FAP FAR FAS FED FEM FER FES FID FIE FIR FRA IDE IDS IFS IMP IRE ISM MAD MAE MAP MAR MAS MED MES MID MIR MIS PAD PAM PAR PAS PEA PED PER PES PIA PIE PIR PIS PRE PSI RAD RAI RAM RAP RAS RED REF REI REM REP RES RIA RID RIF RIM RIP SAD SAE SAI SAM SAP SAR SEA SED SEI SER SIF SIM SIP SIR SMA SPA SRI

2 letter words (28)

AD AE AI AM AR AS DA DE DI EA ED EF EM ER ES FA FE ID IF IS MA ME MI PA PE PI RE SI

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