Unscramble CAUTERISM and you have 324 words, CAUTERISM itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 13 points: CERASTIUM. 6 shorter words score 12, among them MATRICES, AUTECISM and CERAMIST. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from CAUTERISM by length: 2 with 9 letters, 9 with 8, 46 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
16 of 46 7-letter words from CAUTERISM tie at 11 points; none scores more. METRICS and MATURES will look familiar.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CAUTERISM, the top score is 10, reached by 33. CRIMES, METRIC and RACISM are the familiar ones.
30 of 60 5-letter words in CAUTERISM tie at 9 points; none scores more. MUSIC, CAUSE and CRIME will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with CAUTERISM letters, 19 score 8 points, the group's best. CASE, CARE and CART are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CAUTERISM; 4 of them share the top score of 7. ARE, CAR and AIR are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of CAUTERISM but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with CA · ending in SM · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with AUTECISM, CERAMIST, MATRICES, MISTRACE, MURICATE and SCIMETAR (12 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: CAUTERISM 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAUTERISM itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 324) | 259 | 324 | 231 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
65 of the 324 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CAUTERISM, CERASTIUM, ACMITES, CRETISM, ETACISM, MATRICE, MERCATS, MICATES, MUCATES, ACMITE, AMUSIC, CIMARS and 53 more. 28 of the 324 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: MATRICS, METICAS, MATRIC, METICA, ATRESIC, CAMIS, EMICS, MAUSIER, MERCS, AMRITS, CAMI, CAURIS and 16 more.
These 7 words take every letter of CAUTERISM plus a single extra one.