Unscramble CATECHISER and you have 352 words, CATECHISER itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 4 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 CATECHISER split into 1 with 10 letters, 5 with 9, 21 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
6 of 21 8-letter words in CATECHISER tie at 15 points; none scores more. TEACHERS, HECTARES and CATCHERS will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble CATECHISER, 14 score 14 points, the group's best. TEACHER, SCRATCH and REACHES are the ones most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words from CATECHISER, the top score is 13, reached by 10. SEARCH, CHARTS and CHEATS are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 5-letter words from CATECHISER tie at 12 points; none scores more. EARTH, CHAIR and REACH will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words in CATECHISER, CHIC leads with 11 points, then ACHE and ARCH on 9. HERE, EACH and TECH are the familiar ones.
7 of 60 3-letter words made with CATECHISER letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. ARE, HAS and CAR will look familiar.
Keep every letter of CATECHISER but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with CA · ending in ER · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CATECHISE (16 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: CATECHISER 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATECHISER itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 352) | 263 | 352 | 241 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
89 of the 352 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CATECHISER, CETERACHS, HICCATEES, RECATCHES, SCRATCHIE, CETERACH, HICCATEE, CREACHS, RECATCH, SCREICH, SCRIECH, CHACES and 77 more. 22 of the 352 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CATECHISE, HECTICS, SCRITCH, CHICAS, CHICA, ARCHI, CATHS, CHAIS, SITCH, TECHS, CATH, CHAI and 10 more.
These 6 words take every letter of CATECHISER plus a single extra one.