Unscramble HISTIDINE and you have 204 words, HISTIDINE itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from HISTIDINE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 2 with 7, 18 with 6, 54 with 5, 60 with 4, 48 with 3 and 19 with 2.
54 5-letter words you get when you unscramble HISTIDINE; 8 of them share the top score of 9. HINTS, INDIE and SHINE are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words in HISTIDINE, the top score is 8, reached by 9. THEN, SEND and SIDE are the familiar ones.
EDH and HID are the top 3-letter words made with HISTIDINE letters, 7 points each. ITS, SET and END will look familiar.
Keep every letter of HISTIDINE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with HI · ending in NE · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by HISTIDIN (12 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept HISTIDINE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HISTIDINE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 204) | 164 | 204 | 150 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
40 of the 204 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SHINTIED, SHITED, SITHED, HEIDS, HENDS, HISTIE, SITHEN, HEID, HEND, SIETH, SITHE, EISH and 28 more. 14 of the 204 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DESHI, SIDHE, SHITE, SIDH, IDENTS, SHEN, IDENT, DENI, DESI, TEINS, EDS, EST and 2 more.
These 3 words take every letter of HISTIDINE plus a single extra one.