Unscramble ANGLICISMS and you have 301 words, ANGLICISMS itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. ANGLICISM is the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from ANGLICISMS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 15 with 8, 32 with 7, 56 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 15 with 2.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble ANGLICISMS, CALMING leads with 12 points, then LAICISM on 11 and ALGINIC on 10. MAILING, MISSING and SIGNALS are the familiar ones.
Among the 6-letter words from ANGLICISMS, MACING and MAGICS tie for first at 11 points. CLAIMS, SIGNAL and ASSIGN are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words from ANGLICISMS are led by GAMIC and MAGIC, 10 points each. CLASS, CLAIM and SIGMA are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words in ANGLICISMS, 8 score 8 points, the group's best. MAIL, MAIN and MINI are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words made with ANGLICISMS letters, CAM, MAC and MIC tie for first at 7 points. CAN, MAN and GAS are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of ANGLICISMS but one, change that one, and you get:
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What ANGLICISMS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept ANGLICISMS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANGLICISMS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 301) | 245 | 301 | 224 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 56 of them: CALMINGS, MALICING, AMISSING, SCAILING, SLICINGS, SMILINGS, ALGINIC, CISSING, LIMINGS, SCLIMS, AISLINGS, MASING and 44 more. Words With Friends* skips 21 of them: SCALINGS, MILINGS, CAMIS, LIASSIC, MILING, CAMI, GLAMS, MICS, CIGS, GLAM, MANIS, MIC and 9 more.
This word takes every letter of ANGLICISMS plus a single extra one.