463 words come out when you unscramble CHARACTERISES, starting with CHARACTERISES itself: 20 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. It has 13 letters, 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from CHARACTERISES by length: 1 with 13 letters, 2 with 12, 6 with 11, 18 with 10, 50 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
All 2 of the 12-letter words made with CHARACTERISES letters score 19 points.
Among the 11-letter words in CHARACTERISES, CATACHRESES, CATACHRESIS and CATECHISERS tie for first at 18 points.
Of the 18 10-letter words from CHARACTERISES, 10 score 17 points, the group's best. CHARACTERS is the one most people know.
10 of 50 9-letter words you get when you unscramble CHARACTERISES tie at 16 points; none scores more. CHARACTER, SCRATCHES and STAIRCASE will look familiar.
Of the 60 8-letter words in CHARACTERISES, 12 score 15 points, the group's best. RESEARCH, SEARCHES and TEACHERS are the ones most people know.
60 7-letter words made with CHARACTERISES letters; 16 of them share the top score of 14. CHARTER, SCRATCH and REACHES are everyday picks.
10 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CHARACTERISES tie at 13 points; none scores more. CHARTS, CHEATS and ETHICS will look familiar.
60 5-letter words from CHARACTERISES; 5 of them share the top score of 12. CHAIR, REACH and CHART are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words in CHARACTERISES, 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 CHARACTERISES letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. ARE, HAS and CAR will look familiar.
Keep every letter of CHARACTERISES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with CH · ending in ES · all 13-letter words
The meaning of CHARACTERISES, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: CHARACTERISES is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARACTERISES itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 463) | 341 | 463 | 309 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 122 of them: CATECHISERS, CATECHISER, SACCHARISE, SCRATCHIES, CETERACHS, HICCATEES, RECATCHES, SCRATCHIE, TRACHEARIES, ARCHAISERS, CASHIERERS, CATHARISES and 110 more. Words With Friends* skips 32 of them: CHARACTERISES, CHARACTERISE, CATECHISES, CATECHISE, SCRITCHES, CHERRIEST, HECTICS, SCRITCH, SRIRACHAS, STARCHERS, CHICAS, SRIRACHA and 20 more.
With one more tile, the letters of CHARACTERISES spell the words below.