209 words come out when you unscramble BARBARISMS, starting with BARBARISMS itself: 16 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. BARBARISM is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. It has 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 BARBARISMS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 5 with 7, 25 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 45 with 3 and 12 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in BARBARISMS: BARBARISM, for 15 points.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble BARBARISMS, BAMBIS leads with 12 points, then AMBARI and BISMAR on 10. RABBIS is the familiar one.
BAMBI tops the 5-letter words from BARBARISMS at 11 points; next come ABBAS and ABRAM on 9. BASIS, MARIA and BRASS will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with BARBARISMS letters, 12 score 8 points, the group's best. MASS, MISS and BARS are the ones most people know.
45 3-letter words you get when you unscramble BARBARISMS; 4 of them share the top score of 7. AIR, MAR and BAR are everyday picks.
This word has the length of BARBARISMS, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with BA · ending in MS · all 10-letter words
What BARBARISMS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept BARBARISMS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARBARISMS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 209) | 155 | 209 | 145 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BAMBIS, BAMBI, BISMARS, MARABIS, BISMAR, IMBARS, MARABI, SIMBAS, ABRAM, ABRIM, IMBAR, MARARIS and 42 more, 54 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ARABIS, ARRIBA, BRISS, MARAS, MASAS, RABIS, MARA, MASA, RABI and RAI, 10 in all.