Unscramble HISTRIONICS and you have 309 words, HISTRIONICS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 16 points: TRICHINOSIS. It has 11 letters, 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from HISTRIONICS by length: 2 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 3 with 9, 15 with 8, 29 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
The 11-letter words in HISTRIONICS are 2: HISTRIONICS itself and 1 anagram, TRICHINOSIS. Each scores 16 points.
HISTRIONIC is the only one of the 10-letter words made with HISTRIONICS letters; it scores 15 points.
Of the 29 7-letter words made with HISTRIONICS letters, 9 score 12 points, the group's best. CONSIST and OSTRICH are the ones most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble HISTRIONICS, the top score is 11, reached by 21. SHIRTS, CRISIS and SHORTS are the familiar ones.
18 of 60 5-letter words from HISTRIONICS tie at 10 points; none scores more. NORTH, SHORT and COSTS will look familiar.
60 4-letter words in HISTRIONICS; 13 of them share the top score of 9. COST, HOST and HITS are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words made with HISTRIONICS letters, the top score is 8, reached by 5. NOT, ITS and HOT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of HISTRIONICS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with HI · ending in CS · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 7 highest-scoring answers, starting with HISTORIC, ORCHITIS and ORNITHIC (13 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept HISTRIONICS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HISTRIONICS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 309) | 239 | 309 | 216 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
70 of the 309 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CHORISIS, CHORISTS, RHINITIC, CHORIST, HISTRIONS, STICHOI, STICHOS, CHIRTS, CRITHS, CROSTINIS, HISTRION, HISTRIOS and 58 more. 23 of the 309 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: TRICHOSIS, CHINOIS, CRONISH, RHOTIC, CHONS, CROSTINI, HOISINS, SITCH, HOISIN, ROSHIS, OCH, ROSHI and 11 more.