195 words come out when you unscramble EMPIRICISM, starting with EMPIRICISM itself: 18 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. MIMICRIES is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from EMPIRICISM by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 3 with 8, 9 with 7, 19 with 6, 52 with 5, 60 with 4, 39 with 3 and 11 with 2.
MIMICRIES is the only one of the 9-letter words in EMPIRICISM; it scores 15 points.
CRIMPS, MIMICS and SCRIMP share the top score of 12 among the 6-letter words from EMPIRICISM. PRICES, CRIMES and SIMMER are the ones most people know.
CRIMP and MIMIC are the top 5-letter words in EMPIRICISM, 11 points each. PRICE, CRIME and PRIME will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with EMPIRICISM letters, 24 score 8 points, the group's best. PICS, RISE and RICE are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of EMPIRICISM but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with EM · ending in SM · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with MIMICRIES (15 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
EMPIRICISM 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMPIRICISM itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 195) | 158 | 193 | 147 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
37 of the 195 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EPICISM, SPIMMER, CIMIERS, MIMSIER, CIMIER, IMPIES, MERISM, SPIRIC, CREMS, CREPS, CRIMS, PREMS and 25 more. 9 of the 195 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: EMICS, MERCS, PERCS, MERC, MICS, MIPS, PERC, MIC and MES. 2 of the 195 answers are missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CRIPS and CRIP.
This word takes every letter of EMPIRICISM plus a single extra one.