There are 38 words hidden in the letters of MIDDLE, from 9 two-letter words up to MIDDLE (6 letters). For points, MIDDLE is best at 10.
No other single word uses all 6 letters of MIDDLE. MIDDLE has 6 letters: 2 vowels and 4 consonants, worth 10 points before any board bonuses.
6-letter words 1
5-letter words 2
idled7limed8
4-letter words 12
deil5deli5died6diel5dime7idem7idle5lied5lime6meld7mild7mile6
3-letter words 14
del4did5die4dim6eld4elm5led4lei3lid4lie3med6mel5mid6mil5
2-letter words 9
de3ed3el2em4id3li2lm4me4mi4
Words are from our open word list and include some game-only words. Rude words are left out of this page; the unscrambler shows every valid word, lets you add blank tiles and filter by length.