Unscramble MERYCISMS and you have 165 words, MERYCISMS itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. MERYCISM is the best of the shorter words, at 17 points. It has 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from MERYCISMS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 2 with 7, 15 with 6, 42 with 5, 58 with 4, 35 with 3 and 11 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in MERYCISMS: MERYCISM, for 17 points.
Of the 42 5-letter words you get when you unscramble MERYCISMS, 5 score 12 points, the group's best. CRIME, MERCY and RISES are the ones most people know.
Among 58 4-letter words you get when you unscramble MERYCISMS, the top score is 11, reached by 4. MISS, RISE and RICE are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of MERYCISMS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with ME · ending in MS · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CYMES, EMMYS and MERCY (12 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts MERYCISMS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MERYCISMS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 165) | 128 | 165 | 115 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
37 of the 165 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MERYCISMS, MERYCISM, MIMSEY, RYMMES, MIMSY, RYMME, MERISMS, MERISM, RICEY, SCYES, CREMS, CRIMS and 25 more. 13 of the 165 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: EMMYS, CRESSY, EMMY, MYCS, MYC, EMICS, MERCS, YESSIR, MERC, MICS, MIC, YER and 1 more.