Unscramble ARCHAISM to get 215 words. ARCHAISM itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 16 in Words With Friends. 2 anagrams of ARCHAISM are on the page: CHARISMA and MACHAIRS, each 15 points. The 8 letters split into 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from ARCHAISM by length: 3 with 8 letters, 7 with 7, 24 with 6, 53 with 5, 60 with 4, 53 with 3 and 15 with 2.
8 of 24 6-letter words you get when you unscramble ARCHAISM tie at 13 points; none scores more. CHAIRS, CHARMS and RACISM will look familiar.
Of the 53 5-letter words from ARCHAISM, 8 score 12 points, the group's best. MARCH, CHAIR and CRASH are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words made with ARCHAISM letters, CHAM, MACH and MICH tie for first at 11 points. CARS, CASH and HAIR are everyday picks.
7 of 53 3-letter words you get when you unscramble ARCHAISM tie at 8 points; none scores more. HAS, CAR and AIR will look familiar.
Keep every letter of ARCHAISM but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with AR · ending in SM · all 8-letter words
ARCHAISM first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
ARCHAISM 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHAISM itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 215) | 168 | 215 | 146 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 47 of them: MACHAIRS, MACHAIR, CAMASH, ARACHIS, MACHI, MISCH, ACHARS, HARAMS, HARIMS, MAHSIR, MARAHS, MICH and 35 more. Words With Friends* skips 22 of them: CHAMISA, SIMCHA, ARCHI, CHAIS, HARAM, CAMIS, CHAI, HIMS, SHARIA, CAMI, MICS, ACAIS and 10 more.
These 8 words take every letter of ARCHAISM plus a single extra one.