390 words come out when you unscramble NEWSPAPERISM, starting with NEWSPAPERISM itself: 21 in Scrabble, 25 in Words With Friends. NEWSPAPERS and PANSPERMIES are the best of the shorter words, at 17 points. It has 12 letters, 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from NEWSPAPERISM split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 2 with 10, 13 with 9, 46 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words made with NEWSPAPERISM letters: PANSPERMIES, 17 points.
The best of the 10-letter words in NEWSPAPERISM is NEWSPAPERS, 17 points; PAPERINESS on 14 follows.
4 of 46 8-letter words you get when you unscramble NEWSPAPERISM tie at 15 points; none scores more. SEMINARS and PREMISES will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble NEWSPAPERISM, 7 score 14 points, the group's best. EMPIRES and IMPRESS are the ones most people know.
5 of 60 6-letter words from NEWSPAPERISM tie at 13 points; none scores more. PAPERS, EMPIRE and SWEEPS will look familiar.
Among the 5-letter words in NEWSPAPERISM, SWAMP and WIMPS tie for first at 12 points. PAPER, PRIME and PIPES are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words made with NEWSPAPERISM letters, WIMP leads with 11 points, then PIMP on 10 and MAWN on 9. MAPS, WARM and PIPE are the familiar ones.
7 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble NEWSPAPERISM tie at 8 points; none scores more. NEW, WAS and MAP will look familiar.
Short meanings for the 6 highest-scoring answers, starting with SWAMPERS, SWAMPIER and SWAPPERS (15 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts NEWSPAPERISM, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEWSPAPERISM itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 390) | 298 | 390 | 271 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NEWSPAPERISM, PANSPERMIES, PENWIPERS, EPISPERMS, MAPPERIES, PENWIPER, EPISPERM, MAPWISE, WAMPEES, WAPPERS, WASSERMEN, WIPPENS and 80 more, 92 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MENSWEARS, PERIAPSES, WINESAPS, ASSWIPE, RIPSAWN, SWIPERS, WINESAP, APPRESS, MEWSES, PERMIAN, SWIPER, APEMEN and 15 more, 27 in all.
This word takes every letter of NEWSPAPERISM plus a single extra one.