Unscramble ACROSTICS to get 259 words. ACROSTICS itself is a real word: 13 points on a Scrabble board, 15 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
A1C34R1O1S1T1I1C34S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from ACROSTICS split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 16 with 7, 49 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 56 with 3 and 16 with 2.
ACROSTIC is the only one of the 8-letter words in ACROSTICS; it scores 12 points.
Among 49 6-letter words from ACROSTICS, the top score is 10, reached by 12. ACROSS, ACTORS and RATIOS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ACROSTICS, 11 score 9 points, the group's best. COSTS, CROSS and COAST are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words in ACROSTICS, COCA and CROC tie for first at 8 points. COST, CART and CARS are everyday picks.
Of the 56 3-letter words made with ACROSTICS letters, 17 score 5 points, the group's best. ITS, CAR and ART are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of ACROSTICS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with AC · ending in CS · all 9-letter words
What ACROSTICS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. ACROSTICS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACROSTICS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 259) | 205 | 259 | 183 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CORCASS, SCIROCS, SCORIAC, CASCOS, CRAICS, SACCOI, SACCOS, SCIROC, SICCAR, CASCO, CRAIC, TICCA and 42 more, 54 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: OCICATS, OCICAT, CIRCS, OSCARS, TORICS, ACROS, CRIAS, CRITS, OSCAR, SOCAS, ACRO, CORS and 10 more, 22 in all.