MICROWAVE

What MICROWAVE Means

1. noun: a short electromagnetic wave (longer than infrared but shorter than radio waves); used for radar and microwave ovens and for transmitting telephone, facsimile, video and data
2. noun: kitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an electromagnetic wave through it; heat results from the absorption of energy by the water molecules in the food
3. verb: cook or heat in a microwave oven“You can microwave the leftovers”

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

MICROWAVE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 19 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as M3 I1 C3 R1 O1 W4 A1 V4 E1.

Words Made From The Letters In MICROWAVE

268 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.

7 letter words (2)

6 letter words (13)

5 letter words (56)

4 letter words (100)

3 letter words (76)

2 letter words (21)

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