332 words come out when you unscramble HOLISTICALLY, starting with HOLISTICALLY itself: 20 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are ALLICHOLY and COLTISHLY, 17 points each. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
H43O1L12I1S1T1I1C34A1L12L12Y43
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from HOLISTICALLY split into 1 with 12 letters, 7 with 9, 14 with 8, 41 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2. None has 11 or 10 letters.
Among the 8-letter words made with HOLISTICALLY letters, ACOLYTHS, CHILLILY and HYLICIST tie for first at 16 points. HOLISTIC, SOCIALLY and LOCALITY are everyday picks.
Of the 41 7-letter words from HOLISTICALLY, 4 score 15 points, the group's best. LOCALLY, SOLICIT and ITALICS are the ones most people know.
5 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble HOLISTICALLY tie at 14 points; none scores more. COSTLY, YACHTS and ALLOYS will look familiar.
60 5-letter words made with HOLISTICALLY letters; 5 of them share the top score of 13. CLOTH, CHAOS and HOLLY are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble HOLISTICALLY are led by ACHY, CHAY and LYCH, 12 points each. CITY, CHAT and CASH are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 3-letter words from HOLISTICALLY tie at 9 points; none scores more. HAS, HOT and SAY will look familiar.
Keep every letter of HOLISTICALLY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with HO · ending in LY · all 12-letter words
HOLISTICALLY first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
HOLISTICALLY works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLISTICALLY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 332) | 276 | 332 | 241 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 56 of them: ALLICHOLY, ACOLYTHS, HYLICIST, ACOLYTH, CYATHI, HYLIC, HYLOIST, SOLICITY, TICHY, HYLIST, LAICITY, LOATHY and 44 more. Words With Friends* skips 35 of them: ALIYOTH, COSTALLY, CHILLIS, CHITALS, LOCHIAS, LYCH, CHILIS, CHOILS, CHOLAS, CHOLIS, HALIOTIS, CATHS and 23 more.