Unscramble COLUMNIST and you have 285 words, COLUMNIST itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. MISCOUNT is the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
C34O1L12U12M34N12I1S1T1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from COLUMNIST by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 17 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
Among 17 7-letter words made with COLUMNIST letters, the top score is 11, reached by 5. COLUMNS, CONSULT and SUCTION are the familiar ones.
12 of 60 6-letter words from COLUMNIST tie at 10 points; none scores more. CUSTOM, COLUMN and COUNTS will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble COLUMNIST, 12 score 9 points, the group's best. MUSIC, COUNT and MOUNT are the ones most people know.
7 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble COLUMNIST tie at 8 points; none scores more. MOST, MUST and COST will look familiar.
The 3-letter words from COLUMNIST are led by CUM, MIC and MOC, 7 points each. NOT, ITS and LOT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of COLUMNIST but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with CO · ending in ST · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with MISCOUNT (12 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
COLUMNIST 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLUMNIST itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 285) | 219 | 285 | 199 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
64 of the 285 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: COSMIN, COMUS, COUTILS, MICOS, NOMIC, SCLIM, ULICONS, UNCOLTS, CLINTS, COMS, COUTIL, INCUTS and 52 more. 22 of the 285 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: UNICOMS, UNICOM, LINCTUS, MONIC, CUMS, CUNITS, MICS, CLITS, CUNIT, LOCIS, MIC, CLIT and 10 more. 2 of the 285 answers are missing from Scrabble US: CUNTS and CUNT.
Each word below uses all the letters of COLUMNIST and one more.