245 words come out when you unscramble HEMISTICHS, starting with HEMISTICHS itself: 20 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is HEMISTICH, 19 points. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from HEMISTICHS split into 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 4 with 8, 16 with 7, 41 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 44 with 3 and 17 with 2.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble HEMISTICHS, HEIMISH, HITCHES and SHTCHIS tie for first at 15 points. SEISMIC and CHEMIST are everyday picks.
Among 41 6-letter words from HEMISTICHS, the top score is 14, reached by 4. CITIES, ETHICS and THESIS are the familiar ones.
60 5-letter words in HEMISTICHS; 4 of them share the top score of 13. ITEMS, CHEST and CHESS are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words made with HEMISTICHS letters, HECH leads with 12 points, then CHEM and MECH on 11. ITEM, TECH and HITS are the familiar ones.
HEH and SHH share the top score of 9 among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble HEMISTICHS. ITS, SET and HIT are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of HEMISTICHS but one, change that one, and you get:
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Short meanings for the 7 highest-scoring answers, starting with CHEMISTS, HEIMISH and HITCHES (15 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
HEMISTICHS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEMISTICHS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 245) | 183 | 244 | 159 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
61 of the 245 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ETHICISMS, ETHICISM, SHTCHIS, HECHTS, MITCHES, SHCHIS, SHTCHI, HECHT, MICHTS, SHCHI, HECH, HISHES and 49 more. 24 of the 245 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: HEISHIS, CHEMS, MECHS, SITCHES, CHEM, MECH, SITCH, TECHS, ECHT, EMICS, HIMS, SHITES and 12 more. 1 of the 245 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: HEMI.