454 words come out when you unscramble CONTAGIONISTS, starting with CONTAGIONISTS itself: 16 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is CONTAGIONIST, 15 points. The 13 letters split into 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from CONTAGIONISTS by length: 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 12, 3 with 11, 20 with 10, 46 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
CONTAGIONIST is the only one of the 12-letter words in CONTAGIONISTS; it scores 15 points.
Among the 11-letter words made with CONTAGIONISTS letters, COGITATIONS leads with 14 points, then OSCITATIONS and SONICATIONS on 13.
12 of 20 10-letter words from CONTAGIONISTS tie at 13 points; none scores more. CONSISTING will look familiar.
Among 46 9-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTAGIONISTS, the top score is 12, reached by 17. CITATIONS, SANCTIONS and CONSTANTS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 8-letter words in CONTAGIONISTS, 20 score 11 points, the group's best. CONTAINS, CONSTANT and CITATION are the ones most people know.
Among 60 7-letter words made with CONTAGIONISTS letters, the top score is 10, reached by 21. ACTIONS, CONTAIN and CASINOS are the familiar ones.
23 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTAGIONISTS tie at 9 points; none scores more. ACTION, CASINO and COTTON will look familiar.
60 5-letter words from CONTAGIONISTS; 12 of them share the top score of 8. COSTS, COAST and CANON are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words in CONTAGIONISTS, 6 score 7 points, the group's best. COST, ICON and CAST are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words made with CONTAGIONISTS letters, CAG, CIG and COG tie for first at 6 points. CAN, ITS and GOT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of CONTAGIONISTS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with CO · ending in TS · all 13-letter words
Short meanings for the 4 highest-scoring answers, starting with COGITATIONS (14 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CONTAGIONISTS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTAGIONISTS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 454) | 345 | 454 | 317 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CONTAGIONISTS, CONTAGIONIST, AGONISTICS, CONSTATING, OSCITATING, OSCITATIONS, ACTIONISTS, ANICONISTS, COOSINING, COTTISING, OSCITATION, SCATTINGS and 97 more, 109 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ACTIONING, COGNISANT, CONTANGOS, NICTATIONS, CONTANGO, COSTINGS, COTINGAS, GNOSTICS, NICTATION, NONSTATIC, CANINGS, COTINGA and 16 more, 28 in all.