289 words come out when you unscramble ECLECTICISMS, starting with ECLECTICISMS itself: 20 in Scrabble, 25 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from ECLECTICISMS split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 2 with 9, 11 with 8, 35 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 45 with 3 and 14 with 2. None has 10 letters.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words made with ECLECTICISMS letters: ECLECTICISM, 19 points.
CIMICES and SMECTIC share the top score of 13 among the 7-letter words from ECLECTICISMS. MISSILE, SELECTS and SEISMIC are the ones most people know.
11 of 60 6-letter words made with ECLECTICISMS letters tie at 10 points; none scores more. SELECT, CITIES and LIMITS will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ECLECTICISMS, the top score is 9, reached by 8. ITEMS, MILES and SEEMS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words from ECLECTICISMS, 5 score 8 points, the group's best. ITEM, MEET and MISS are the ones most people know.
MIC tops the 3-letter words in ECLECTICISMS at 7 points; next come CEE and CEL on 5. SEE, ITS and SET will look familiar.
Keep every letter of ECLECTICISMS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with EC · ending in MS · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by ECLECTICS (15 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
ECLECTICISMS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECLECTICISMS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 289) | 222 | 289 | 203 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
67 of the 289 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CECITISES, CECITIS, LECCIES, CECILS, CISTIC, EMISSILE, MELICS, METICS, SCLIMS, CLEMS, METIC, MIELIES and 55 more. 19 of the 289 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CECITIES, ECESIC, SMILIEST, EMICS, SMILIES, CEILIS, MICS, CEILI, CLITS, ETICS, MIC, CLIT and 7 more.