Unscramble HERMETICS and you have 309 words, HERMETICS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are HERMETIC, CHIMERES and MERCHETS, 15 points each. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from HERMETICS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 7 with 8, 41 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
Of the 41 7-letter words in HERMETICS, 12 score 14 points, the group's best. METRICS, CHEMIST and RICHEST are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words from HERMETICS; 10 of them share the top score of 13. EITHER, SCHEME and THEMES are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble HERMETICS, the top score is 12, reached by 10. CRIME, THEME and CHEST are the familiar ones.
CHEM, MECH and MICH are the top 4-letter words made with HERMETICS letters, 11 points each. HERE, TECH and HITS will look familiar.
60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble HERMETICS; 8 of them share the top score of 8. SEE, ITS and SET are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of HERMETICS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with HE · ending in CS · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CHIMERES and HERMETIC (15 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts HERMETICS, but the Words With Friends list does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HERMETICS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 309) | 232 | 308 | 208 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, *Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
76 of the 309 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HERMETICS, MERCHETS, MERCHET, MICHERS, MITCHES, SCHEMIE, ETHERISM, MICHER, MICHTS, SMEECH, ESTRICH, MICHT and 64 more. 25 of the 309 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: MERCHES, CHEMS, MECHS, MERCH, CHEM, MECH, RHEMES, SHMEER, MERCES, RHEME, SITCH, TECHS and 13 more. 1 of the 309 answers is missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: HEMI.
Each word below uses all the letters of HERMETICS and one more.