Unscramble KATABASIS and you have 159 words, KATABASIS itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
K5A1T1A1B34A1S1I1S1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from KATABASIS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 7, 12 with 6, 39 with 5, 51 with 4, 39 with 3 and 15 with 2. None has 8 letters.
5 of 39 5-letter words from KATABASIS tie at 11 points; none scores more. BASIS, TASKS and BAITS will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble KATABASIS, BASK, BISK and KABS tie for first at 10 points. TASK, BASS and KITS are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of KATABASIS for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with KA · ending in IS · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ABAKAS and BATIKS (12 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts KATABASIS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATABASIS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 159) | 110 | 159 | 102 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
49 of the 159 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: KATABASIS, ABASK, AKITAS, KIAATS, SAKIAS, AKITA, KATIS, KIAAT, SAKIA, SITKA, TAKIS, TIKAS and 37 more. 8 of the 159 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SAKTIS, SAKTI, SIKAS, TAKAS, SIKA, KIS, KI and ATS.