What EMBARGO Means
- verb: ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons“embargoed publications”
- verb: prevent commerce“The U.S. embargoes Libya”
- noun: a government order imposing a trade barrier
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
EMBARGO is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as E1 M3 B3 A1 R1 G2 O1.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 62 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In EMBARGO
157 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 (3)
5 letter words (25)
ABOREAMBERBARGEBEGARBRAMEBREAMBROMEEMBAREMBOGGAMBEGAMBOGAMERGARBEGARBOGOBARGOMERGRAMEGREBOGROMAMARGEMORAEOMBEROMBREOMEGAREGMA
4 letter words (52)
AEROAGERAMBOAREGBAREBARMBEAMBEARBEGOBEMABERGBERMBOARBOMABORABOREBORMBRAEBRAGBROGEGMAERGOGAMBGAMEGARBGAREGEARGERMGOERGORAGOREGORMGRABGRAMMABEMAGEMAREMARGMEGAMOBEMOERMORAMOREOGAMOGREOMERRAGEREAMREGOROAMROBEROMA
3 letter words (57)
ABOAGEAGOAMEARBAREARMBAGBAMBARBEGBOABOGBORBRABROEAREGOEMOERAERGERMGABGAEGAMGARGEMGEOGERGOAGOBGOEGORMAEMAGMARMEGMOAMOBMOEMOGMOROAROBAOBEORAORBORERAGRAMREBREGREMREOROBROEROM
2 letter words (20)
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.