418 words come out when you unscramble CHARACTERISM, starting with CHARACTERISM itself: 21 in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, SCHEMATIC and CATECHISM lead with 18 points. 12 letters: 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CHARACTERISM by length: 1 with 12 letters, 6 with 10, 20 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2. None has 11 letters.
5 of 6 10-letter words made with CHARACTERISM letters tie at 17 points; none scores more. CHARACTERS will look familiar.
Among the 9-letter words in CHARACTERISM, CATECHISM and SCHEMATIC tie for first at 18 points. CHARACTER is an everyday pick.
SACHEMIC scores highest among the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble CHARACTERISM at 17 points, ahead of ARCHAISM and ARMCHAIR on 15. CERAMICS, CHARTERS and MATRICES are the ones most people know.
60 7-letter words from CHARACTERISM; 5 of them share the top score of 16. MATCHES, CERAMIC and SCRATCH are everyday picks.
CHACMA and CHEMIC are the top 6-letter words made with CHARACTERISM letters, 15 points each. CHARTS, CHEATS and CHAIRS will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CHARACTERISM, 23 score 12 points, the group's best. MARCH, MATCH and CHAIR are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words from CHARACTERISM, the top score is 11, reached by 6. EACH, TECH and CHAT are the familiar ones.
11 of 60 3-letter words in CHARACTERISM tie at 8 points; none scores more. HAS, CAR and ACT will look familiar.
These 2 words have the length of CHARACTERISM, with one letter different:
More 12-letter words: starting with CH · ending in SM · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CATECHISM (18 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
CHARACTERISM 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARACTERISM itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 418) | 327 | 417 | 292 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
90 of the 418 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CHARACTERISM, SCRATCHIE, CATHISMA, CHARACTS, CHASMIER, MACHAIRS, SMIRCHER, ARCHAISER, ASHRAMITE, CATHARISE, CHARACT, CREACHS and 78 more. 35 of the 418 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CHARTISM, CHAMISA, HECTICS, MACHERS, MATCHAS, SCRITCH, CHICAS, MACHER, MATCHA, SIMCHA, SRIRACHA, STARCHER and 23 more. 1 of the 418 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: HEMI.
These 2 words take every letter of CHARACTERISM plus a single extra one.