Unscramble HEURISTICS and you have 314 words, HEURISTICS itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, HEURISTIC and CHRISTIES lead with 14 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from HEURISTICS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 4 with 9, 13 with 8, 37 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
12 of 37 7-letter words from HEURISTICS tie at 12 points; none scores more. CRUISES and RICHEST will look familiar.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble HEURISTICS, the top score is 11, reached by 25. CITIES, SHIRTS and ETHICS are the familiar ones.
24 of 60 5-letter words in HEURISTICS tie at 10 points; none scores more. SHIRT, CHEST and CHESS will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with HEURISTICS letters, 17 score 9 points, the group's best. SUCH, TECH and THUS are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble HEURISTICS, the top score is 8, reached by 5. ITS, SET and CUT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of HEURISTICS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with HE · ending in CS · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CHRISTIES (14 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept HEURISTICS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEURISTICS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 314) | 227 | 314 | 199 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: STRICHES, CUSHIES, ESTRICH, TICHIER, CHIRTS, CRITHS, CUSHES, CUSHIE, HUISSIER, RICHTS, RUSTICISE, SICHTS and 75 more, 87 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: TUCHISES, SITCHES, CHIRUS, CHUSES, CRUISIEST, TUCHIS, CHIRU, CHUSE, HISSIER, REISHIS, SITCH, TECHS and 16 more, 28 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of HEURISTICS and one more.