Unscramble DECASTICH and you have 272 words, DECASTICH itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DECASTICH split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 15 with 7, 48 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in DECASTICH: SCAITHED, for 14 points.
CACHED and CHACED share the top score of 14 among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DECASTICH. CHEATS, ETHICS and DEATHS are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words from DECASTICH; 5 of them share the top score of 12. DEATH, CATCH and TEACH are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words from DECASTICH, CHIC leads with 11 points, then CHAD and CHID on 10. EACH, HEAD and TECH are the familiar ones.
60 3-letter words in DECASTICH; 7 of them share the top score of 8. HAS, HAD and ACT are everyday picks.
These 6 words have the length of DECASTICH, with one letter different:
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Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CACHED, CACHETS, CATCHES, CHICEST and HECTICS (14 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts DECASTICH, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DECASTICH itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 272) | 208 | 272 | 180 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DECASTICH, CATCHED, CHACED, SCAITHED, CHACES, SCATCH, SICHTED, ACCITED, CHACE, DICHTS, ACCITES, DICHT and 52 more, 64 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HECTICS, CHICAS, CATHED, CHICA, TICCED, CATHS, CHAIS, DACITES, SITCH, TECHS, CATH, CHAI and 16 more, 28 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of DECASTICH plus a single extra one.