405 words come out when you unscramble GOURMANDISMS, starting with GOURMANDISMS itself: 18 in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends. It has 12 letters, 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from GOURMANDISMS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 4 with 10, 10 with 9, 49 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 39 with 2.
Every one of the 2 11-letter words made with GOURMANDISMS letters scores 17.
Among the 10-letter words in GOURMANDISMS, GORMANDISM leads with 16 points, then DRAGONISMS and GROUNDMASS on 14.
DRUMMINGS tops the 9-letter words you get when you unscramble GOURMANDISMS at 15 points; next come MONADISMS and NOMADISMS on 14. ORGANISMS and DINOSAURS will look familiar.
Among the 8-letter words from GOURMANDISMS, DRAMMING and DRUMMING tie for first at 14 points. ASSUMING, ORGANISM and DINOSAUR are everyday picks.
DAMMING tops the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble GOURMANDISMS at 13 points; next come GAMMONS and GIMMORS on 12. DOMAINS, MARGINS and MUSINGS will look familiar.
Among 60 6-letter words from GOURMANDISMS, the top score is 11, reached by 8. DOMAIN, MARGIN and MAGNUM are the familiar ones.
Among the 5-letter words in GOURMANDISMS, GUMMA and GUMMI tie for first at 10 points. MINDS, DRUMS and GRAMS are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words made with GOURMANDISMS letters, the top score is 8, reached by 9. MIND, ARMS and DRUM are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble GOURMANDISMS tie at 7 points; none scores more. MAN, GOD and MAR will look familiar.
Keep every letter of GOURMANDISMS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with GO · ending in MS · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; DRUMMINGS (15 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept GOURMANDISMS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOURMANDISMS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 405) | 313 | 404 | 281 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
91 of the 405 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GORMANDISMS, GORMANDISM, DRAGONISMS, DRAGONISM, MISANDROUS, SUMMINGS, AMORISMS, GIMMORS, MAGISMS, MANDOMS, MIASMOUS, MRIDANGS and 79 more. 33 of the 405 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DRUMMINGS, SMARMING, AGONISMS, GUMMIS, ROAMINGS, UMMING, AGONISM, AUDISMS, GUMMI, UMAMIS, ADMINS, AUDISM and 21 more. 1 of the 405 answers is missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: DAGO.