312 words come out when you unscramble CATABOLISM, starting with CATABOLISM itself: 16 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, BALSAMIC and CABALISM lead with 14 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from CATABOLISM split into 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 8 with 8, 32 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2.
Of the 32 7-letter words from CATABOLISM, 6 score 13 points, the group's best. COASTAL and SOMATIC are the ones most people know.
7 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CATABOLISM tie at 12 points; none scores more. ALMOST, CLAIMS and COMBAT will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words made with CATABOLISM letters, the top score is 11, reached by 4. BASIC, CLAIM and SAMBA are the familiar ones.
COMB tops the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CATABOLISM at 10 points; next come ABAC and AMBO on 8. ATOM, ACTS and AIMS will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words from CATABOLISM, 10 score 7 points, the group's best. ACT, BIT and CAT are the ones most people know.
These 6 words have the length of CATABOLISM, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with CA · ending in SM · all 10-letter words
CATABOLISM first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CATABOLISM, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATABOLISM itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 312) | 252 | 312 | 233 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 60 of them: MAILBOATS, MOBCAST, MAILBOAT, TOMBIC, CALIMAS, COMITAL, MATICOS, BALTIC, CALIMA, CLOAMS, MATICO, SCAMTO and 48 more. Words With Friends* skips 19 of them: COMBIS, COMBI, COMSAT, SAMBAL, SATCOM, CAMIS, CAMOS, BALTIS, CAMI, CAMO, MICS, ACAIS and 7 more.
These 3 words take every letter of CATABOLISM plus a single extra one.