Unscramble EXPERTISM and you have 290 words, EXPERTISM itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, PREMIXES leads with 19 points. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from EXPERTISM by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 31 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 57 with 3 and 18 with 2.
The 7-letter words in EXPERTISM are led by EXEMPTS and PREMIXT, 18 points each. EXPERTS, PERMITS and EXPIRES are the familiar ones.
EXEMPT and PREMIX share the top score of 17 among the 6-letter words from EXPERTISM. EXPERT, PERMIT and EMPIRE are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPERTISM; 7 of them share the top score of 14. ITEMS, PETER and PRIME are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words made with EXPERTISM letters are led by MIXT and PREX, 13 points each. ITEM, MEET and SEEM are the familiar ones.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble EXPERTISM, MIX and PIX tie for first at 12 points. SEE, ITS and SET are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of EXPERTISM but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with EX · ending in SM · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PREMIXES (19 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EXPERTISM, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXPERTISM itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 290) | 234 | 290 | 220 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EXTIRPS, EXTIRP, PREXIE, MIXTE, EXIES, TEXES, PERMIES, MPRETS, PERMIE, SEMPER, TEX, EMPTS and 44 more, 56 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SEXPERT, SEXER, SIXER, TIX, MEISTER, MIPS, SITREP, PERES, PERE, MES, PST, EST and 2 more, 14 in all.
This word takes every letter of EXPERTISM plus a single extra one.