Unscramble DISYLLABISM and you have 277 words, DISYLLABISM itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. The 11 letters split into 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
D2I1S1Y43L12L12A1B34I1S1M34
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DISYLLABISM by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 9, 7 with 8, 23 with 7, 43 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2. None has 10 letters.
BALMILY scores highest among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DISYLLABISM at 14 points, ahead of DISMAYL and DISMAYS on 13. SYLLABI is the one most people know.
The best of the 6-letter words from DISYLLABISM is ABYSMS, 13 points; BALDLY and DIAMYL on 12 follow. MILDLY, DISMAL and SADISM are everyday picks.
5 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DISYLLABISM tie at 12 points; none scores more. DAILY, SILLY and SALLY will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words from DISYLLABISM, 11 score 9 points, the group's best. DAYS, SAYS and BALL are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words in DISYLLABISM; 6 of them share the top score of 8. ALL, MAY and DAY are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DISYLLABISM but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with DI · ending in SM · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with BALMILY and DISMALLY (14 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DISYLLABISM 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISYLLABISM itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 277) | 231 | 277 | 222 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DISYLLABISM, DISABLISM, DISMAYLS, LADYISMS, DISLIMBS, DISMAYL, LADYISM, DIAMYL, DISLIMB, BLADY, DISALLY, MYALLS and 34 more, 46 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SYLLABISM, BYSSAL, BIDIS, LASSY, MILDS, BIDI, YAS, DAS and DA, 9 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of DISYLLABISM spell the words below.