Unscramble ARCHAICISM and you have 243 words, ARCHAICISM itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from ARCHAICISM by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 5 with 8, 15 with 7, 33 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 53 with 3 and 15 with 2.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words made with ARCHAICISM letters: MARIACHIS, 16 points.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble ARCHAICISM, CHACMA leads with 15 points, then CAMASH and CHARMS on 13. CHAIRS and RACISM are the familiar ones.
10 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ARCHAICISM tie at 12 points; none scores more. MARCH, CHAIR and CRASH will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words from ARCHAICISM, 4 score 11 points, the group's best. CARS, CASH and HAIR are the ones most people know.
7 of 53 3-letter words in ARCHAICISM tie at 8 points; none scores more. HAS, CAR and AIR will look familiar.
These 2 words have the length of ARCHAICISM, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with AR · ending in SM · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CHIASMIC (17 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: ARCHAICISM 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHAICISM itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 243) | 182 | 243 | 159 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 61 of them: ARCHAICISM, MACHAIRS, MACHAIR, CAIMACS, CAMASH, MIRCHI, ARACHIS, CAIMAC, MACHI, MISCH, ACHARS, HARAMS and 49 more. Words With Friends* skips 23 of them: CHAMISA, CHICAS, SIMCHA, CHICA, ARCHI, CHAIS, HARAM, CAMIS, CHAI, CIRCS, HIMS, SHARIA and 11 more.
These 2 words take every letter of ARCHAICISM plus a single extra one.