Unscramble APTERISMS and you have 348 words, APTERISMS itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. 12 shorter words score 12, among them PRIMATES, PASTIMES and STAMPERS. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from APTERISMS split into 1 with 9 letters, 22 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
Of the 22 8-letter words made with APTERISMS letters, 12 score 12 points, the group's best. PRIMATES and PASTRIES are the ones most people know.
Among 60 7-letter words in APTERISMS, the top score is 11, reached by 22. PARTIES, MASTERS and PERMITS are the familiar ones.
21 of 60 6-letter words from APTERISMS tie at 10 points; none scores more. MASTER, PERMIT and STAMPS will look familiar.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble APTERISMS; 26 of them share the top score of 9. ITEMS, PRIME and STAMP are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words in APTERISMS, the top score is 8, reached by 18. PART, ITEM and MAPS are the familiar ones.
60 3-letter words made with APTERISMS letters; 4 of them share the top score of 7. ARE, MAP and ART are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of APTERISMS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with AP · ending in MS · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with IMPASTES, IMPRESAS, IMPRESTS, MISPARSE, MISPARTS, PASTIMES, PRIMATES and RESTAMPS (12 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: APTERISMS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| APTERISMS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 348) | 288 | 348 | 275 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
60 of the 348 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: APTERISMS, APTERISM, SAMPIRES, TIMEPASS, EMPARTS, PESSIMA, SAMPIRE, STRAMPS, APISMS, EMPART, MAISTERS, MPRETS and 48 more. 13 of the 348 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PRATIES, SAMIEST, SITREPS, SPAMS, AMRITS, MATIER, MIPS, SPAM, AMRIT, MASES, MES, PST and 1 more.
These 12 words take every letter of APTERISMS plus a single extra one.