Unscramble ECLECTICISM to get 232 words. ECLECTICISM itself is a real word: 19 points on a Scrabble board, 24 in Words With Friends. It has 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 ECLECTICISM by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 9, 4 with 8, 17 with 7, 32 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 43 with 3 and 14 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with ECLECTICISM letters: ECLECTICS, for 15 points.
10 of 32 6-letter words from ECLECTICISM tie at 10 points; none scores more. SELECT, CITIES and LIMITS will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words in ECLECTICISM, 8 score 9 points, the group's best. ITEMS, TIMES and MILES are the ones most people know.
5 of 60 4-letter words made with ECLECTICISM letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. TIME, ITEM and MEET will look familiar.
MIC scores highest among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble ECLECTICISM at 7 points, ahead of CEE and CEL on 5. SEE, ITS and SET are the ones most people know.
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ECLECTICS (15 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
ECLECTICISM works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECLECTICISM itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 232) | 181 | 232 | 163 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CECITIS, LECCIES, CECILS, CISTIC, MELICS, METICS, CLEMS, METIC, MIELIES, SCLIM, CLEM, ECCE and 39 more, 51 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CECITIES, ECESIC, EMICS, CEILIS, MICS, CEILI, CLITS, ETICS, MIC, CLIT, STIM, TECS and 6 more, 18 in all.
This word takes every letter of ECLECTICISM plus a single extra one.