454 words come out when you unscramble CHARACTERISTIC, starting with CHARACTERISTIC itself: 23 in Scrabble, 25 in Words With Friends. The 14 letters split into 5 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from CHARACTERISTIC split into 1 with 14 letters, 1 with 12, 2 with 11, 18 with 10, 47 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2. None has 13 letters.
CATACHRESTIC is the only one of the 12-letter words made with CHARACTERISTIC letters; it scores 21 points.
CATECHISTIC scores highest among the 11-letter words in CHARACTERISTIC at 20 points, ahead of CRITICASTER on 15.
CATCHCRIES tops the 10-letter words you get when you unscramble CHARACTERISTIC at 19 points; next come ACRITARCHS and ARCHAISTIC on 17. CHARACTERS and ARCHITECTS will look familiar.
CATHECTIC and SACCHARIC share the top score of 18 among the 9-letter words from CHARACTERISTIC. CHARACTER, ARCHITECT and ARTHRITIS are the ones most people know.
60 8-letter words from CHARACTERISTIC; 8 of them share the top score of 15. CHARTERS, ATTACHES and ECSTATIC are everyday picks.
Of the 60 7-letter words in CHARACTERISTIC, 16 score 14 points, the group's best. CHARTER, STRETCH and SCRATCH are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words made with CHARACTERISTIC letters; 10 of them share the top score of 13. SEARCH, CHARTS and CHEATS are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CHARACTERISTIC, the top score is 12, reached by 5. CHAIR, REACH and CHART are the familiar ones.
CHIC tops the 4-letter words from CHARACTERISTIC at 11 points; next come ACHE and ARCH on 9. EACH, TECH and CHAT will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words in CHARACTERISTIC, 7 score 8 points, the group's best. ARE, HAS and CAR are the ones most people know.
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CATECHISTIC (20 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CHARACTERISTIC works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARACTERISTIC itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 454) | 338 | 454 | 307 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 116 of them: CATCHCRIES, SCRATCHIE, CHARACTS, ECCRITICS, HIERATICAS, STRAICHTER, ARCHAISER, CATHARISE, CHARACT, CICATRISER, CITHARIST, CREACHS and 104 more. Words With Friends* skips 31 of them: SACCHARIC, CICATRICE, HECTICS, SCRITCH, TRACTRICES, CHICAS, CICATRISE, SRIRACHA, STARCHER, TITCHIER, CHICA, TITCHES and 19 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of CHARACTERISTIC and one more.