434 words come out when you unscramble PATERNALISM, starting with PATERNALISM itself: 15 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 15 points: PARLIAMENTS. 4 shorter words score 14, among them PARLIAMENT, IMPLANTERS and REIMPLANTS. It has 11 letters, 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from PATERNALISM split into 2 with 11 letters, 5 with 10, 32 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 35 with 2.
The 11-letter words in PATERNALISM are 2: PATERNALISM itself and 1 anagram, PARLIAMENTS. Each scores 15 points.
5 10-letter words made with PATERNALISM letters; 4 of them share the top score of 14. PARLIAMENT is an everyday pick.
Of the 32 9-letter words from PATERNALISM, 12 score 13 points, the group's best. MATERIALS, TERMINALS and AIRPLANES are the ones most people know.
Among 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble PATERNALISM, the top score is 12, reached by 37. AIRPLANE, IMPLANTS and LAMINATE are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble PATERNALISM score 11 points. PERMITS, SIMPLER and SAMPLER are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words from PATERNALISM; 52 of them share the top score of 10. SIMPLE, SAMPLE and PERMIT are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words in PATERNALISM, the top score is 9, reached by 38. PRIME, ANIME and ALARM are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with PATERNALISM letters, 22 score 8 points, the group's best. ITEM, MAPS and PALM are the ones most people know.
4 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble PATERNALISM tie at 7 points; none scores more. MAP, MAN and MEN will look familiar.
Trade one tile of PATERNALISM for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with PA · ending in SM · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with IMPLANTERS and REIMPLANTS (14 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. PATERNALISM is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATERNALISM itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 434) | 340 | 433 | 324 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EMPLASTRA, PERMATANS, APTAMERS, APTERISM, ASPERMIA, IMPANATE, IMPLATES, LAMPERNS, PALMIETS, PANISLAM, PERMATAN, PETALISM and 82 more, 94 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PALMISTER, PRELATISM, ANTISPAM, PALMIERS, PARMESAN, SEPTIMAL, PERMIAN, SEPTARIAN, STAMINEAL, APEMAN, MIPS, SPAM and 3 more, 15 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: LARP.
Each word below uses all the letters of PATERNALISM and one more.