Unscramble ALCOHOLICS and you have 247 words, ALCOHOLICS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is ALCOHOLIC, 16 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from ALCOHOLICS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 1 with 8, 13 with 7, 38 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 53 with 3 and 20 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with ALCOHOLICS letters: ALCOHOLIC, for 16 points.
ALCOHOLS is the only one of the 8-letter words in ALCOHOLICS; it scores 13 points.
Of the 38 6-letter words from ALCOHOLICS, 7 score 13 points, the group's best. SCHOOL, SOCIAL and LOCALS are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words in ALCOHOLICS; 9 of them share the top score of 12. LOCAL, CALLS and CISCO are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words made with ALCOHOLICS letters are led by CHIC, CHOC and COCH, 11 points each. CALL, CASH and HILL are the familiar ones.
7 of 53 3-letter words you get when you unscramble ALCOHOLICS tie at 8 points; none scores more. ALL, HAS and OIL will look familiar.
Keep every letter of ALCOHOLICS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with AL · ending in CS · all 10-letter words
ALCOHOLICS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
ALCOHOLICS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALCOHOLICS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 247) | 200 | 245 | 163 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CHACOS, CHOCOS, CHOLIC, CHACO, CHOCO, ACCOILS, ACHOOS, CHIAOS, COCH, ACCOIL, CHALS, OSHAC and 35 more, 47 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CHICAS, SCOOCH, CHICA, CHOCS, LOCHIAS, CHOC, CHOILS, CHOLAS, CHOLIS, CHAIS, CHOIL, CHOLA and 25 more, 37 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: CHOLOS and CHOLO, 2 in all.