Unscramble MIDST
MIDST is itself a valid word in both Scrabble and Words With Friends, worth 8 points and 9 respectively on plain squares. Rearranged and shortened, the same 5 letters make 23 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 MIDST at 8 points in Scrabble. The interior or central part or place; the middle; -- used chiefly in the objective case after in; as, in the midst of the forest. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came…
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