Unscramble CHARACTERISE to get 420 words. CHARACTERISE itself is a real word: 19 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 19 points: CHARACTERIES. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from CHARACTERISE split into 2 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 6 with 10, 25 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
The 12-letter words in CHARACTERISE are 2: CHARACTERISE itself and 1 anagram, CHARACTERIES. Each scores 19 points.
TRACHEARIES is the only one of the 11-letter words made with CHARACTERISE letters; it scores 16 points.
Of the 6 10-letter words from CHARACTERISE, 5 score 17 points, the group's best. CHARACTERS is the one most people know.
8 of 25 9-letter words you get when you unscramble CHARACTERISE tie at 16 points; none scores more. CHARACTER will look familiar.
Of the 60 8-letter words made with CHARACTERISE letters, 8 score 15 points, the group's best. RESEARCH, TEACHERS and CHARTERS are the ones most people know.
60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble CHARACTERISE; 16 of them share the top score of 14. TEACHER, CHARTER and SCRATCH are everyday picks.
Of the 60 6-letter words from CHARACTERISE, 10 score 13 points, the group's best. SEARCH, CHARTS and CHEATS are the ones most people know.
5 of 60 5-letter words in CHARACTERISE tie at 12 points; none scores more. CHAIR, REACH and CHART will look familiar.
The best of the 4-letter words made with CHARACTERISE letters is CHIC, 11 points; ACHE and ARCH on 9 follow. HERE, EACH and TECH are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CHARACTERISE, the top score is 8, reached by 7. ARE, HAS and CAR are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of CHARACTERISE for another and you can spell these 4 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with CH · ending in SE · all 12-letter words
What CHARACTERISE means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CHARACTERISE, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARACTERISE itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 420) | 315 | 420 | 290 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 105 of them: CATECHISER, CETERACHS, HICCATEES, RECATCHES, SCRATCHIE, TRACHEARIES, CETERACH, CHARACTS, HICCATEE, ARCHAISER, CASHIERER, CATHARISE and 93 more. Words With Friends* skips 25 of them: CHARACTERISE, CATECHISE, CHERRIEST, HECTICS, SCRITCH, CHICAS, SRIRACHA, STARCHER, CHICA, ARCHI, CATHS, CHAIS and 13 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of CHARACTERISE and one more.