Unscramble ESSENTIALISM to get 441 words. ESSENTIALISM itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. MALTINESSES is the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from ESSENTIALISM split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 12 with 10, 38 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words in ESSENTIALISM: MALTINESSES, for 13 points.
10 of 12 10-letter words made with ESSENTIALISM letters tie at 12 points; none scores more. ESSENTIALS, ELIMINATES and TIMELINESS will look familiar.
Among 38 9-letter words from ESSENTIALISM, the top score is 11, reached by 26. ESSENTIAL, STAINLESS and ELIMINATE are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble ESSENTIALISM score 10 points. SEAMLESS, MISSILES and AILMENTS are the ones most people know.
The 7-letter words from ESSENTIALISM come to 60, each scoring 9 points. INMATES, MEASLES and MATINEE are the familiar ones.
Every one of the 60 6-letter words in ESSENTIALISM scores 8. MENTAL, LIMITS and EMAILS are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words made with ESSENTIALISM letters come to 60, each scoring 7 points. EMAIL, ITEMS and MEANS are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble ESSENTIALISM score 6 points. MAIL, ITEM and MAIN are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words from ESSENTIALISM, the top score is 5, reached by 27. ITS, MAN and MEN are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of ESSENTIALISM but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with ES · ending in SM · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with MALTINESSES (13 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. ESSENTIALISM is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESSENTIALISM itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 441) | 340 | 440 | 319 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MEASLINESS, SAMNITISES, MELANISES, MENILITES, SAINTISMS, SEMINATES, ASTEISMS, EMISSILE, ISLESMAN, ISLESMEN, MANTEELS, MELANISE and 89 more, 101 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MALTINESSES, LINEMATES, MALTINESS, MEALINESS, LINEMATE, MILESIAN, NEMESIAS, SMILIEST, MELENAS, SLATINESS, EMAILS, MELENA and 8 more, 20 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: TENIASISES.
With one more tile, the letters of ESSENTIALISM spell the words below.