455 words come out when you unscramble ABSTENTIONISM, starting with ABSTENTIONISM itself: 17 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. OBTAINMENTS is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. It has 13 letters, 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from ABSTENTIONISM by length: 1 with 13 letters, 5 with 11, 13 with 10, 36 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 40 with 2. None has 12 letters.
Among the 11-letter words in ABSTENTIONISM, OBTAINMENTS leads with 15 points, then ABSTENTIONS and ANTIMONITES on 13.
OBTAINMENT tops the 10-letter words made with ABSTENTIONISM letters at 14 points; next come ABSTENTION and ANTIBIOSES on 12. ESTIMATION will look familiar.
AMBITIONS and EBIONISMS share the top score of 13 among the 9-letter words you get when you unscramble ABSTENTIONISM. SENSATION and INTIMATES are the ones most people know.
60 8-letter words from ABSTENTIONISM; 5 of them share the top score of 12. EMISSION, INTIMATE and MENTIONS are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words made with ABSTENTIONISM letters, the top score is 11, reached by 16. AMBIENT, BIOMASS and BASTION are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble ABSTENTIONISM, 23 score 10 points, the group's best. ABSENT, BEASTS and BASINS are the ones most people know.
22 of 60 5-letter words from ABSTENTIONISM tie at 9 points; none scores more. BASIS, ANIME and BEAST will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words in ABSTENTIONISM, the top score is 8, reached by 13. BEST, BASE and BOAT are the familiar ones.
BAM, MIB and MOB are the top 3-letter words made with ABSTENTIONISM letters, 7 points each. MAN, MEN and BIT will look familiar.
Trade one tile of ABSTENTIONISM for another and you can spell these 3 words:
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Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ABSTENTIONS, AMBITIONS and ESTIMATIONS (13 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: ABSTENTIONISM is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABSTENTIONISM itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 455) | 347 | 454 | 316 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
108 of the 455 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ABSTENTIONISM, ANTIMONITES, EBIONISMS, SEMINATIONS, ANTIMONITE, EBIONISM, IAMBISTS, SEMINATION, BESONIANS, BONISMS, IAMBIST, IMBASES and 96 more. 31 of the 455 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ANTINOMES, ANTISNOBS, BITTINESS, MASONITES, MISONEIST, SAMBOES, ANTIMINE, ANTINOME, BINMAN, BINMEN, BITSIEST, MANEBS and 19 more. 1 of the 455 answers is missing from Scrabble UK: BINT.
Each word below uses all the letters of ABSTENTIONISM and one more.