Unscramble CHARACTERISTICS and you have 493 words, CHARACTERISTICS itself among them: it scores 24 in Scrabble and 26 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is CHARACTERISTIC, 23 points. It has 15 letters, 5 vowels and 10 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from CHARACTERISTICS by length: 1 with 15 letters, 1 with 14, 2 with 12, 7 with 11, 37 with 10, 60 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.
Just 1 of the 14-letter words made with CHARACTERISTICS letters: CHARACTERISTIC, for 23 points.
The best of the 12-letter words in CHARACTERISTICS is CATACHRESTIC, 21 points; CRITICASTERS on 16 follows.
CATECHISTIC scores highest among the 11-letter words from CHARACTERISTICS at 20 points, ahead of CATACHRESIS and SCRATCHIEST on 18.
CATCHCRIES tops the 10-letter words you get when you unscramble CHARACTERISTICS 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 you get when you unscramble CHARACTERISTICS. CHARACTER, ARCHITECT and ARTHRITIS are the ones most people know.
60 8-letter words from CHARACTERISTICS; 12 of them share the top score of 15. CASHIERS, CHARTERS and STITCHES are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words in CHARACTERISTICS, the top score is 14, reached by 16. CHARTER, SCRATCH and CRASHES are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words made with CHARACTERISTICS letters, 10 score 13 points, the group's best. SEARCH, CHARTS and CHEATS are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CHARACTERISTICS; 5 of them share the top score of 12. CHAIR, REACH and CHART are everyday picks.
CHIC scores highest among the 4-letter words from CHARACTERISTICS at 11 points, ahead of ACHE and ARCH on 9. EACH, TECH and CHAT are the ones most people know.
7 of 60 3-letter words in CHARACTERISTICS tie at 8 points; none scores more. ARE, HAS and CAR will look familiar.
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CATECHISTIC (20 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. CHARACTERISTICS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARACTERISTICS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 493) | 373 | 493 | 338 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 120 of them: CATCHCRIES, SACCHARISE, SCRATCHIES, SCRATCHIE, TRACHITISES, ARCHAISERS, CATHARISES, CHARACTS, CICATRISERS, CITHARISTS, ECCRITICS, HIERATICAS and 108 more. Words With Friends* skips 35 of them: SACCHARIC, SCRITCHES, CICATRICE, RACHITISES, ARTHRITISES, CICATRISES, HECTICS, SCRITCH, SRIRACHAS, STARCHERS, TRACTRICES, CHICAS and 23 more.