Unscramble GALLICISMS and you have 206 words, GALLICISMS itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from GALLICISMS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 2 with 8, 6 with 7, 21 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 43 with 3 and 12 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with GALLICISMS letters: GALLICISM, for 14 points.
MAGICS tops the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble GALLICISMS at 11 points; next come CLAIMS and SCLIMS on 10. SILICA will look familiar.
GAMIC and MAGIC share the top score of 10 among the 5-letter words made with GALLICISMS letters. SMALL, CLASS and GLASS are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble GALLICISMS; 8 of them share the top score of 8. MAIL, CALL and MASS are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of GALLICISMS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with GA · ending in MS · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by LAICISMS and MISCALLS (12 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. GALLICISMS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GALLICISMS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 206) | 172 | 206 | 154 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SCLIMS, LIMAILS, SCLIM, GISMS, LIMAIL, SCAILS, SIMIAL, CAGS, CILLS, GISM, MALIS, MISSA and 22 more, 34 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CAMIS, LIASSIC, CAMI, GLAMS, MICS, CIGS, GLAM, MIC, CALS, CIG, SIGLA, CAL and 6 more, 18 in all.