462 words come out when you unscramble CHARACTERISMS, starting with CHARACTERISMS itself: 22 in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends. It has 13 letters, 4 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from CHARACTERISMS by length: 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 12, 1 with 11, 16 with 10, 52 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2.
CHARACTERISM is the only one of the 12-letter words in CHARACTERISMS; it scores 21 points.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words made with CHARACTERISMS letters: CATACHRESIS, 18 points.
Among the 10-letter words you get when you unscramble CHARACTERISMS, CATECHISMS and SCHEMATICS tie for first at 19 points. CHARACTERS is an everyday pick.
CATECHISM and SCHEMATIC are the top 9-letter words from CHARACTERISMS, 18 points each. CHARACTER, SCRATCHES and STAIRCASE will look familiar.
The best of the 8-letter words made with CHARACTERISMS letters is SACHEMIC, 17 points; ARCHAISM and ARMCHAIR on 15 follow. CASHIERS, CERAMICS and CHARTERS are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble CHARACTERISMS, the top score is 16, reached by 5. MATCHES, CERAMIC and SCRATCH are the familiar ones.
Among the 6-letter words from CHARACTERISMS, CHACMA and CHEMIC tie for first at 15 points. CHARTS, CHAIRS and ASTHMA are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words in CHARACTERISMS, the top score is 12, reached by 23. MARCH, MATCH and CHAIR are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with CHARACTERISMS letters, 6 score 11 points, the group's best. EACH, TECH and CHAT are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CHARACTERISMS; 11 of them share the top score of 8. HAS, CAR and ACT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of CHARACTERISMS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with CH · ending in MS · all 13-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CATECHISMS (19 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts CHARACTERISMS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARACTERISMS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 462) | 361 | 461 | 321 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CHARACTERISMS, CHARACTERISM, SACCHARISE, SCRATCHIES, CATHISMAS, CHASMIEST, MARCHESAS, SCRATCHIE, SMIRCHERS, ARCHAISERS, ASHRAMITES, CAMASHES and 88 more, 100 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CHARISMAS, CHARTISMS, SCRITCHES, CHAMISAS, CHARTISM, CHAMISA, HECTICS, MACHERS, MATCHAS, SCRITCH, SIMCHAS, SRIRACHAS and 28 more, 40 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: HEMI.
This word takes every letter of CHARACTERISMS plus a single extra one.