273 words come out when you unscramble LICHENISMS, starting with LICHENISMS itself: 17 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is LICHENISM, 16 points. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from LICHENISMS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 6 with 8, 22 with 7, 58 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 48 with 3 and 17 with 2.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words in LICHENISMS: LICHENISM, 16 points.
SCHELMS tops the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble LICHENISMS at 14 points; next come CHESILS and CHILIES on 12. MISSILE and SEISMIC will look familiar.
Of the 58 6-letter words from LICHENISMS, 5 score 13 points, the group's best. INCHES, SMILES and SLICES are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble LICHENISMS; 7 of them share the top score of 12. MILES, CHESS and SHINE are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words from LICHENISMS are led by CHEM, MECH and MICH, 11 points each. MINI, MISS and INCH are the familiar ones.
These 4 words have the length of LICHENISMS, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with LI · ending in MS · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CHIMES, CHINLESS, MENSCH, MICHES, MINISHES and SCHISM (13 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
LICHENISMS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LICHENISMS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 273) | 209 | 272 | 188 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LICHENISMS, LICHENISM, SCHELMS, SCHELM, CHESILS, LINCHES, MEISHIS, MISCH, NICEISH, CHESIL, ELCHIS, LINISHES and 51 more, 63 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CHEMS, CHINSES, MECHS, CHEM, CHILIS, CHINSE, MECH, MENSH, EMICS, HIMS, SMILIES, CEILIS and 9 more, 21 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: HEMI.