448 words come out when you unscramble CATECHUMENISM, starting with CATECHUMENISM itself: 24 in Scrabble, 29 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, MUMCHANCES leads with 21 points. It has 13 letters, 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from CATECHUMENISM split into 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 11, 4 with 10, 41 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 41 with 2. None has 12 letters.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words in CATECHUMENISM: CATECHUMENS, for 20 points.
The best of the 10-letter words made with CATECHUMENISM letters is MUMCHANCES, 21 points; CATECHUMEN on 19 and ACCUSEMENT on 16 follow.
Among the 9-letter words you get when you unscramble CATECHUMENISM, MUMCHANCE leads with 20 points, then CATECHISM and CHUMMIEST on 18. MECHANISM, MECHANICS and AMUSEMENT are the familiar ones.
6 of 60 8-letter words from CATECHUMENISM tie at 17 points; none scores more. MACHINES, MECHANIC and MISMATCH will look familiar.
60 7-letter words from CATECHUMENISM; 4 of them share the top score of 16. MACHINE, MATCHES and CHANCES are everyday picks.
CHEMIC tops the 6-letter words in CATECHUMENISM at 15 points; next come CACHES and CACHET on 13. CHANCE, SCHEME and CHEATS will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words made with CATECHUMENISM letters, 26 score 12 points, the group's best. CHINA, MATCH and CHAIN are the ones most people know.
8 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CATECHUMENISM tie at 11 points; none scores more. SUCH, EACH and MUCH will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words from CATECHUMENISM, HMM leads with 10 points, then ACH and CHA on 8. CAN, HAS and ACT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of CATECHUMENISM but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with CA · ending in SM · all 13-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CATECHUMENS (20 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: CATECHUMENISM 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATECHUMENISM itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 448) | 359 | 447 | 315 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CATECHUMENISM, MUMCHANCES, MUMCHANCE, CHEMMIES, ACCUSEMENT, ACHENIUMS, ACHIMENES, ATECHNICS, HICCATEES, ACHENIUM, CANTICUMS, CHAUNCES and 76 more, 88 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CHUMMIES, CATECHISE, CHIMENEAS, MECHANISE, MUNCHIEST, ANTHEMIC, CEMENTUMS, CHIMENEA, INASMUCH, CANTHIC, HECTICS, MEMETICS and 32 more, 44 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: HEMI.
With one more tile, the letters of CATECHUMENISM spell the words below.