Unscramble CATHOLICISMS and you have 394 words, CATHOLICISMS itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from CATHOLICISMS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 3 with 11, 5 with 10, 16 with 9, 38 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2.
CATHOLICISM and MASOCHISTIC are the top 11-letter words made with CATHOLICISMS letters, 20 points each.
The 10-letter words in CATHOLICISMS are led by ISOCHASMIC, SCHISMATIC and STOMACHICS, 19 points each. SCHOLASTIC is the familiar one.
STOMACHIC tops the 9-letter words from CATHOLICISMS at 18 points; next come CATHOLICS and CHILIASMS on 16. SOCIALIST and SOCIALISM will look familiar.
Among the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble CATHOLICISMS, CHIASMIC leads with 17 points, then CATHOLIC and CHAMISOS on 15. HOLISTIC and CLIMATIC are the familiar ones.
CHASMIC tops the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble CATHOLICISMS at 16 points; next come CHAMISO and CHAMOIS on 14. CLASSIC, STOMACH and CHAOTIC will look familiar.
60 6-letter words from CATHOLICISMS; 22 of them share the top score of 13. COMICS, COSMIC and CLOTHS are everyday picks.
Of the 60 5-letter words in CATHOLICISMS, 24 score 12 points, the group's best. MATCH, COACH and CATCH are the ones most people know.
7 of 60 4-letter words made with CATHOLICISMS letters tie at 11 points; none scores more. CHAT, CASH and MATH will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CATHOLICISMS, 12 score 8 points, the group's best. HAS, HOT and ACT are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of CATHOLICISMS for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with CA · ending in MS · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 6 highest-scoring answers, starting with MASOCHISTIC (20 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CATHOLICISMS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATHOLICISMS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 394) | 306 | 394 | 255 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
88 of the 394 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CATHOLICISMS, CATHOLICISM, ISOCHASMIC, ISOCHIMALS, ISOCHIMAL, ISOCHASM, MALICHOS, MASTICHS, MALICHO, MASTICH, SCHISMA, CAMSHO and 76 more. 51 of the 394 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CHICOTS, MAILSHOTS, SIMCHAS, CHICAS, CHICOT, MAILSHOT, MOCHIS, SIMCHA, CHICA, CHITALS, CHOCS, COMITIAS and 39 more.
This word takes every letter of CATHOLICISMS plus a single extra one.