Unscramble FISTMELES and you have 258 words, FISTMELES itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from FISTMELES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 5 with 8, 17 with 7, 48 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 49 with 3 and 18 with 2.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble FISTMELES, FLEMES, FLEMIT and METIFS tie for first at 11 points. SMILES, ELITES and FLEETS are everyday picks.
Of the 60 5-letter words from FISTMELES, 6 score 10 points, the group's best. ITEMS, FILES and MILES are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble FISTMELES, the top score is 9, reached by 6. LIFE, ITEM and FILE are the familiar ones.
EMF and FEM share the top score of 8 among the 3-letter words from FISTMELES. SEE, ITS and SET are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of FISTMELES but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; FILMSETS and LEFTISMS (13 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts FISTMELES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FISTMELES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 258) | 199 | 255 | 188 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
56 of the 258 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: FISTMELES, FISTMELE, SELFISM, FLEMES, FLEMIT, METIFS, FLEME, FLIMS, METIF, SELFIST, FISSLE, FLIM and 44 more. 13 of the 258 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: MILFS, SELFIES, LEFTIE, MILF, SELFIE, FESTS, FEST, FES, FE, MES, EST, TES and 1 more. 2 of the 258 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: EMFS and EMF. 1 of the 258 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.