207 words come out when you unscramble CRETISMS, starting with CRETISMS itself: 12 in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends. METRICS and CRETISM are the best of the shorter words, at 11 points. 8 letters: 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from CRETISMS split into 1 with 8 letters, 4 with 7, 31 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 38 with 3 and 13 with 2.
Of the 31 6-letter words in CRETISMS, 4 score 10 points, the group's best. SISTER, CRIMES and METRIC are the ones most people know.
Among 60 5-letter words from CRETISMS, the top score is 9, reached by 8. ITEMS, TERMS and TIMES are the familiar ones.
6 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CRETISMS tie at 8 points; none scores more. TIME, ITEM and TERM will look familiar.
Keep every letter of CRETISMS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with CR · ending in MS · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; METRICS (11 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: CRETISMS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRETISMS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 207) | 171 | 206 | 147 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CRETISMS, CRETISM, METICS, CREMS, CRIMS, METIC, CITESS, CREM, CRIM, STRIMS, CRISE, ERICS and 23 more, 35 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: EMICS, MERCS, MERC, MICS, RECITS, CERTS, CRITS, ETICS, MIC, RECIT, STIMS, TREMS and 12 more, 24 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ITER.
Each word below uses all the letters of CRETISMS and one more.