249 words come out when you unscramble INITIALISMS, starting with INITIALISMS itself: 13 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. The 11 letters split into 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from INITIALISMS by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 1 with 9, 5 with 8, 17 with 7, 32 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 54 with 3 and 18 with 2.
There is a single one of the 10-letter words made with INITIALISMS letters: INITIALISM, 12 points.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in INITIALISMS: LAMINITIS, for 11 points.
32 6-letter words from INITIALISMS; 23 of them share the top score of 8. LIMITS, SAINTS and INSIST are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words in INITIALISMS, the top score is 7, reached by 34. LISTS, SAINT and LIMIT are the familiar ones.
38 of 60 4-letter words made with INITIALISMS letters tie at 6 points; none scores more. LAST, MAIL and MAIN will look familiar.
Among 54 3-letter words you get when you unscramble INITIALISMS, the top score is 5, reached by 17. ITS, MAN and SAT are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of INITIALISMS for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with IN · ending in MS · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; LAMINITIS (11 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept INITIALISMS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INITIALISMS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 249) | 204 | 249 | 195 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
45 of the 249 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SAINTISM, SAMNITIS, MASLINS, MISTALS, SAMITIS, MALIST, MASLIN, MISTAL, SAMITI, SIMIAL, TAMINS, MALIS and 33 more. 9 of the 249 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SANTIM, MANIS, STIMS, MANI, STIM, LASSI, LIAS, ATS and SAN.