Unscramble HYLICISM to get 63 words. HYLICISM itself is a real word: 18 points on a Scrabble board, 19 in Words With Friends. 8 letters: 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from HYLICISM by length: 1 with 8 letters, 3 with 6, 12 with 5, 18 with 4, 20 with 3 and 9 with 2. None has 7 letters.
Keep every letter of HYLICISM but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with HY · ending in SM · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; LYCH and MILCH (12 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
HYLICISM is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HYLICISM itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 63) | 46 | 63 | 39 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HYLICISM, HYLISM, HYLIC, IMSHY, MISCH, MICH, IMSHI, MIHIS, LYMS, MIHI, SCLIM, SICH and 5 more, 17 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: LYCH, CHILIS, MYCS, MYC, HIMS, MICS and MIC, 7 in all.
This word takes every letter of HYLICISM plus a single extra one.