5 letters · 21 words
Unscramble MIDGE
MIDGE is itself a valid word in both Scrabble and Words With Friends, worth 9 points and 11 respectively on plain squares. Rearranged and shortened, the same 5 letters make 21 words in total, from 5 letters down to two. No other word uses all 5 letters, which makes it a safe rack to hold. The highest scoring option is MIDGE at 9 points in Scrabble. Any one of many small, delicate, long-legged flies of the Chironomus, and allied genera, which do not bite. Their larvæ are usually aquatic.
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