Unscramble CIVILISED and you have 151 words, CIVILISED itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. CIVILISE is the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from CIVILISED split into 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 11 with 6, 44 with 5, 54 with 4, 30 with 3 and 9 with 2. None has 7 letters.
The best of the 5-letter words from CIVILISED is VICED, 11 points; CIVES and CIVIE on 10 follow. CIVIL, LIVES and SLIDE are everyday picks.
CIVE and VICE are the top 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CIVILISED, 9 points each. LIVE, SIDE and DISC will look familiar.
Keep every letter of CIVILISED but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with CI · ending in ED · all 9-letter words
CIVILISED first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CIVILISED 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIVILISED itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 151) | 115 | 151 | 102 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CIVILS, CIVES, SLIVED, VISIED, CIVE, DIVIS, VILDE, VISILE, CIDES, CLIED, DIVI, DIVS and 24 more, 36 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DEVIS, CEILIS, DEVI, LEVIS, VIDS, VLEIS, CEILI, LEVS, VID, VLEI, SEV, DESI and 1 more, 13 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of CIVILISED and one more.