Unscramble ISOBARISMS and you have 229 words, ISOBARISMS itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. ISOBARISM is the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from ISOBARISMS split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 7 with 7, 21 with 6, 59 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2. None has 8 letters.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words in ISOBARISMS: ISOBARISM, 13 points.
Among 59 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ISOBARISMS, the top score is 9, reached by 14. BASIS, BRASS and OASIS are the familiar ones.
10 of 60 4-letter words from ISOBARISMS tie at 8 points; none scores more. MASS, MISS and BARS will look familiar.
The 3-letter words in ISOBARISMS are led by BAM, MIB and MOB, 7 points each. AIR, MAR and BAR are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of ISOBARISMS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with IS · ending in MS · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by BIOMASS, BOSSISM, MISBIAS and OBIISMS (11 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept ISOBARISMS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISOBARISMS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 229) | 183 | 229 | 166 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BISMARS, BISMAR, BISOMS, IMBARS, IMBOSS, SIMBAS, ABRIM, BISOM, BOMAS, BORMS, IMBAR, SIMBA and 34 more, 46 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ISOBARISMS, ISOBARISM, BIROS, BRISS, RABIS, SOBAS, BIRO, OBAS, OMAS, RABI, MOI, OBA and 5 more, 17 in all.