Unscramble HISTORICISMS to get 311 words. HISTORICISMS itself is a real word: 19 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. HISTORICISM and OSTRICHISMS are the best of the shorter words, at 18 points. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from HISTORICISMS split into 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 2 with 10, 5 with 9, 15 with 8, 27 with 7, 59 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
All 2 of the 11-letter words made with HISTORICISMS letters score 18 points.
OSTRICHISM tops the 10-letter words in HISTORICISMS at 17 points; next comes HISTORISMS on 15.
27 7-letter words in HISTORICISMS; 6 of them share the top score of 14. SCISSOR and OSTRICH are everyday picks.
9 of 59 6-letter words made with HISTORICISMS letters tie at 13 points; none scores more. SHIRTS, CRISIS and SHORTS will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble HISTORICISMS, 9 score 12 points, the group's best. SHORT, COSTS and CROSS are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words from HISTORICISMS, MICH and MOCH tie for first at 11 points. COST, HOST and HITS are everyday picks.
Of the 60 3-letter words in HISTORICISMS, 9 score 8 points, the group's best. ITS, HOT and HIT are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of HISTORICISMS for another and you can spell these 4 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with HI · ending in MS · all 12-letter words
The 6 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CHRISOMS (15 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept HISTORICISMS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HISTORICISMS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 311) | 222 | 311 | 189 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 89 of them: OSTRICHISMS, OSTRICHISM, CHRISTOMS, CHORISMS, CHRISTOM, HISTORISMS, CHORISM, HISTORISM, CHORISIS, CHORISTS, CROSSISH, HORMIC and 77 more. Words With Friends* skips 33 of them: CHROMIS, TRICHOSIS, MOCHIS, RIMSHOTS, MOCHI, RIMSHOT, MORISH, RHOTIC, SITCH, HIMS, HOMS, MOSH and 21 more.
This word takes every letter of HISTORICISMS plus a single extra one.