Hidden inside optem is one standout: tempo, a five-letter play worth 9 points in Scrabble — the ceiling for this rack. In all, 32 valid words come out of this rack, grouped by length below and checked for Words With Friends as well as Scrabble.
OPTEM isn’t a word itself: it unscrambles to TEMPO (noun), the rate of speed of a musical piece, worth 9 points in Scrabble.
tempo is the highest-scoring word from optem, worth 9 points in Scrabble. The top 10 of 32 words are shown here, with the full list organized by length below.
Unscrambling optem produces exactly one five-letter word: tempo. It is not one of the common answers — a genuine unscrambler find — and it banks 9 points in Scrabble.
Rearranging the letters in optem produces 8 valid four-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with poem, poet, and temp. For points, the strongest plays are mope, poem, pome, and temp — each worth 8 points in Scrabble.
Below, the list runs in alphabetical order, with each score based on the playable tile set — premium squares not included.
Unscrambling optem turns up 12 three-letter words. If a familiar word is all you need, start with met, mop, pet, pot, toe, and top. For points, the strongest plays are mop and pom — each worth 7 points in Scrabble.
The words below are listed alphabetically. Scores count playable tiles only and leave out premium-square bonuses.
There are 11 two-letter words that can be made by unscrambling the letters in optem. If a familiar word is all you need, start with me and to. For points, the strongest plays are em, me, mo, om, op, pe, and po — each worth 4 points in Scrabble.
The full list follows, sorted A to Z; every score reflects tile constraints and skips board bonuses.
Swap a single tile in optem and you get a different five-letter rack with its own word list. None of these appear in the results above — they share 4 of the 5 letters, not all of them.
The highest-scoring play from these letters is tempo, worth 9 points in Scrabble, and no other word from optem earns more points in Scrabble. Words With Friends prices the same letters differently, so the top of the list changes on a Words With Friends board. Both scores count tile values only and exclude premium squares.
The letters in optem produce 32 valid words in the Scrabble and Words With Friends dictionaries. The word count by length is: 1 five-letter word, 8 four-letter words, 12 three-letter words and 11 two-letter words.