Unscramble CHOLESTERIC and you have 394 words, CHOLESTERIC itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. CERECLOTHS is the best of the shorter words, at 17 points. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CHOLESTERIC by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 14 with 9, 50 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
CERECLOTHS is the only one of the 10-letter words in CHOLESTERIC; it scores 17 points.
CERECLOTH, ORCHESTIC and RICOCHETS share the top score of 16 among the 9-letter words made with CHOLESTERIC letters. ELECTRICS is the one most people know.
50 8-letter words you get when you unscramble CHOLESTERIC; 6 of them share the top score of 15. ELECTRIC, THEORIES and SELECTOR are everyday picks.
Of the 60 7-letter words from CHOLESTERIC, 18 score 14 points, the group's best. CLOTHES, CHOICES and CROCHET are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words in CHOLESTERIC; 19 of them share the top score of 13. CHOICE, ETHICS and CHEERS are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words made with CHOLESTERIC letters are led by CHICO, CHICS and CHOCS, 12 points each. CISCO, CHEST and CLOTH are the familiar ones.
CHIC, CHOC and COCH are the top 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CHOLESTERIC, 11 points each. HERE, TECH and HOST will look familiar.
60 3-letter words from CHOLESTERIC; 7 of them share the top score of 8. ITS, HOT and HIT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of CHOLESTERIC but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with CH · ending in IC · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CERECLOTHS (17 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CHOLESTERIC, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHOLESTERIC itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 394) | 307 | 394 | 276 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 87 of them: ORCHESTIC, CHOLTRIES, CROCHES, OCHERIEST, SCREICH, SCRIECH, TELECHIRS, CHOLIC, CLECHE, COCHES, COSECH, CROCHE and 75 more. Words With Friends* skips 31 of them: ECORCHES, CHICOTS, ECORCHE, HECTICS, SCRITCH, CHICOT, CHOCS, CHOC, CHOILS, CHOLIS, CHOIL, CHOLI and 19 more.