MICROWAVES

10 letters, 20 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What MICROWAVES Means

MICROWAVES is a form of MICROWAVE, which means:

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
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
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

MICROWAVES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 20 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as M3 I1 C3 R1 O1 W4 A1 V4 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In MICROWAVES

720 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.

6 letter words (95)

5 letter words (212)

ACERS ACMES ACRES AEROS AESIR AIMER AIVER AMICE AMIES AMIRS AMOVE ARCOS AREIC ARISE AROSE ARVOS ASWIM AVERS AVISE AVISO AVOWS CAMEO CAMES CAMIS CAMOS CARES CAROM CARSE CARVE CAVER CAVES CAVIE CERIA CEROS CIMAR CIRES CIVES COIRS COMAE COMAS COMER COMES CORAM CORES CORIA CORMS CORSE COSIE COVER COVES COWER CRAME CRAMS CRAVE CRAWS CREAM CREMS CREWS CRIAS CRIES CRIME CRIMS CRIOS CRISE CROME CROWS EMACS EMIRS ERICA ERICS ESCAR ICERS MACER MACES MACRO MAIRE MAIRS MAISE MARCS MARES MARSE MASER MAVIE MAVIS MAWRS MEOWS MERCS MERIS MESIC MIAOW MICAS MICOS MICRA MICRO MIRES MIROS MIRVS MISER MOERS MOIRA MOIRE MORAE MORAS MORES MORIA MORSE MOVER MOVES MOVIE MOWAS MOWER MOWRA OAVES OCREA OMERS ORCAS OSCAR OSIER OSMIC OVERS OWRES OWRIE RACES RAISE RAMIE RAMIS RAVES REAMS RESAW RESOW RICES RIEMS RIMAE RIMES RIVAS RIVES ROAMS ROVES ROWME SAICE SAVER SAVOR SAWER SCARE SCORE SCRAE SCRAM SCRAW SCREW SCRIM SCROW SERAC SERAI SERIC SEROW SERVO SEWAR SIMAR SIROC SIVER SMEAR SMORE SOARE SOAVE SOWAR SOWCE SOWER SWAMI SWARE SWARM SWEAR SWEIR SWIRE SWIVE SWORE VAIRE VAIRS VAREC VARES VERSO VICAR VICES VIERS VIEWS VIREO VIRES VISOR VOARS VOCES VOEMA VOICE VOMER VOWER VRAIC VROWS WAIRS WAIVE WAMES WARES WARMS WAVER WAVES WEARS WEIRS WEROS WIRES WISER WIVER WIVES WORMS WORSE WRIES

4 letter words (228)

ACER ACES ACME ACRE AERO AESC AIMS AIRS AMES AMIE AMIR AMIS ARCO ARCS ARES AREW ARIS ARMS AROW ARVO ASCI AVER AVES AVOS AVOW AWES CAME CAMO CAMS CARE CARS CASE CAVE CAWS CEAS CERO CIAO CIRE CIVE COIR COMA COME COMS CORE CORM CORS COSE COVE COWS CRAM CRAW CREM CREW CRIA CRIM CRIS CROW CWMS EARS ECOS EMIC EMIR EMOS ERAS ERIC EROS EVOS ICER ICES IRES MACE MACS MAES MAIR MARC MARE MARS MASE MAWR MAWS MEOW MERC MERI MESA MEWS MICA MICE MICO MICS MIRE MIRO MIRS MIRV MISE MISO MOAI MOAS MOCS MOER MOES MORA MORE MORS MOSE MOVE MOWA MOWS OARS OCAS OMER ORCA ORCS ORES OSAR OVER OWER OWES OWRE OWSE RACE RAIS RAMI RAMS RASE RAVE RAVS RAWS REAM RECS REIS REMS REOS REVS REWS RIAS RICE RIEM RIMA RIME RIMS RISE RIVA RIVE RIVO ROAM ROCS ROES ROMA ROMS ROSE ROVE ROWS SAIC SAIM SAIR SAME SARI SAVE SCAM SCAR SCAW SCOW SEAM SEAR SECO SEIR SEMI SERA SICE SIMA SIRE SMEW SMIR SOAR SOCA SOMA SOME SORA SORE SORI SOWM SWAM SWIM VACS VAES VAIR VARE VARS VASE VAWS VERA VERS VIAE VIAS VICE VIER VIES VIEW VIMS VIRE VISA VISE VOAR VOES VORS VOWS VROW WAES WAIR WAIS WAME WARE WARM WARS WASE WAVE WEAR WEIR WEMS WERO WICE WIRE WISE WIVE WOES WORE WORM WOVE

3 letter words (123)

ACE AIM AIR AIS AME AMI ARC ARE ARM ARS AVE AVO AWE CAM CAR CAW CIS COR COS COW CWM EAR EAS ECO EMO EMS ERA ERM ERS EVO ICE IOS IRE ISM ISO MAC MAE MAR MAS MAW MES MEW MIC MIR MIS MOA MOC MOE MOI MOR MOS MOW OAR OCA OES OIS OMS ORA ORC ORE ORS OSE OVA OWE RAI RAM RAS RAV RAW REC REI REM REO RES REV REW RIA RIM ROC ROE ROM ROW SAC SAE SAI SAM SAR SAV SAW SEA SEC SEI SER SEW SIC SIM SIR SMA SOC SOM SOV SOW SRI VAC VAE VAR VAS VAW VIA VIE VIM VIS VOE VOR VOW WAE WAI WAR WAS WEM WIS WOE WOS

2 letter words (27)

AE AI AM AR AS AW EA EM ER ES IO IS MA ME MI MO OE OI OM OR OS OW RE SI SO WE WO

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