Unscramble OCCULTISTS and you have 215 words, OCCULTISTS itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from OCCULTISTS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 2 with 8, 9 with 7, 29 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 38 with 3 and 15 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with OCCULTISTS letters: OCCULTIST, for 13 points.
Of the 29 6-letter words from OCCULTISTS, 8 score 10 points, the group's best. SCOUTS, OCCULT and LOCUST are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words from OCCULTISTS, CISCO, COLIC and SUCCI tie for first at 9 points. COSTS, LISTS and SLOTS are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words in OCCULTISTS, 28 score 6 points, the group's best. LIST, COST and LOSS are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of OCCULTISTS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with OC · ending in TS · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; OCCULTS, STUCCOS and TICTOCS (11 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept OCCULTISTS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCCULTISTS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 215) | 169 | 215 | 155 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 46 of them: SUCCOS, SUCCOT, COUTILS, SUCCI, COSTUS, COTTUS, COUTIL, CLOUS, COITS, COTTS, CUITS, CUTTO and 34 more. Words With Friends* skips 14 of them: CLITS, LOCIS, CLIT, LOCS, TSOTSI, TULSIS, LOC, SOC, STOTS, TOLTS, TULSI, STOT and 2 more.