Unscramble CHEILITIS and you have 193 words, CHEILITIS itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are CHILIES, ELTCHIS and LITCHIS, 12 points each. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from CHEILITIS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 5 with 7, 25 with 6, 46 with 5, 60 with 4, 41 with 3 and 15 with 2. None has 8 letters.
16 of 25 6-letter words in CHEILITIS tie at 11 points; none scores more. CITIES, ETHICS and ELICIT will look familiar.
Of the 46 5-letter words from CHEILITIS, 16 score 10 points, the group's best. CHEST, TILES and SLICE are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CHEILITIS; 12 of them share the top score of 9. SITE, LIST and TECH are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of CHEILITIS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with CH · ending in IS · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CHILIES and LITCHIS (12 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CHEILITIS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEILITIS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 193) | 147 | 193 | 130 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CHEILITIS, ELTCHIS, CHESIL, ELCHIS, ELTCHI, THEICS, TICHES, ELCHI, ICHES, SICHT, THEIC, HISTIE and 34 more, 46 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CHILIS, SITCH, TECHS, ECHT, TECH, CEILIS, SHITE, CEILI, CLITS, ETICS, CLIT, TECS and 5 more, 17 in all.
This word takes every letter of CHEILITIS plus a single extra one.