313 words come out when you unscramble COLUMNISTIC, starting with COLUMNISTIC itself: 17 in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is OCCULTISM, 15 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 COLUMNISTIC by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 9, 9 with 8, 36 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Among the 7-letter words from COLUMNISTIC, UNCOMIC leads with 13 points, then CLINICS and CLITICS on 11. COUNCIL, COLUMNS and CONSULT are the familiar ones.
COMICS and COSMIC are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble COLUMNISTIC, 12 points each. CUSTOM, COLUMN and LIMITS will look familiar.
COMIC and MUCIC share the top score of 11 among the 5-letter words from COLUMNISTIC. MUSIC, COUNT and LIMIT are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words in COLUMNISTIC; 7 of them share the top score of 8. MOST, MUST and COST are everyday picks.
CUM, MIC and MOC are the top 3-letter words made with COLUMNISTIC letters, 7 points each. NOT, ITS and LOT will look familiar.
This word has the length of COLUMNISTIC, with one letter different:
More 11-letter words: starting with CO · ending in IC · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; UNCOMIC (13 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept COLUMNISTIC, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLUMNISTIC itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 313) | 254 | 313 | 234 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 57 of them: MICTIONS, MICTION, MISTICO, MUCIC, CISTIC, COSMIN, SUCCOT, CINCT, COMUS, COUTILS, LIONISM, MICOS and 45 more. Words With Friends* skips 22 of them: UNICOMS, UNICOM, LINCTUS, MONIC, CUMS, CUNITS, MICS, CLITS, CUNIT, LOCIS, MIC, CLIT and 10 more. Scrabble US skips 2 of them: CUNTS and CUNT.