117 words come out when you unscramble PESSIMUM, starting with PESSIMUM itself: 14 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. The 8 letters split into 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
P34E1S1S1I1M34U12M34
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PESSIMUM by length: 1 with 8 letters, 2 with 7, 6 with 6, 22 with 5, 40 with 4, 33 with 3 and 13 with 2.
MUMPS scores highest among the 5-letter words from PESSIMUM at 11 points, ahead of MIMES and PIUMS on 9. ISSUE, SPIES and MUSES are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PESSIMUM is MUMP, 10 points; IMPS and MEMS on 8 follow. USES, MISS and SEMI are everyday picks.
These 6 words have the length of PESSIMUM, with one letter different:
More 8-letter words: starting with PE · ending in UM · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; MUMPS and MUMSIES (11 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
PESSIMUM 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PESSIMUM itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 117) | 95 | 117 | 87 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 22 of them: PESSIMUM, SEPIUMS, PUMIES, SEPIUM, UMPIES, PIUMS, PUMIE, SPIMS, UMPIE, PIUM, SPIM, UPSIES and 10 more. Words With Friends* skips 8 of them: MUMSIES, MIPS, SUMIS, SEPS, SUMI, MES, UMS and SUS.