Unscramble POINTILLISMS and you have 296 words, POINTILLISMS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from POINTILLISMS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 1 with 10, 4 with 9, 15 with 8, 29 with 7, 43 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
The best of the 11-letter words in POINTILLISMS is POINTILLISM, 15 points; PILLIONISTS on 13 follows.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words made with POINTILLISMS letters: PILLIONIST, for 12 points.
The 7-letter words made with POINTILLISMS letters are led by IMPOSTS, MISSTOP and PLIMSOL, 11 points each. MILLION, MISSION and PISTONS are the familiar ones.
IMPOST, IMPOTS and STOMPS are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble POINTILLISMS, 10 points each. POINTS, LIMITS and PILOTS will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from POINTILLISMS, 9 score 9 points, the group's best. POSTS, POINT and LIMIT are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words in POINTILLISMS; 9 of them share the top score of 8. MOST, POST and MINI are everyday picks.
IMP, MOP and POM share the top score of 7 among the 3-letter words made with POINTILLISMS letters. NOT, ITS and TOP are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of POINTILLISMS for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with PO · ending in MS · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; MINIPILLS and MISPOINTS (13 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept POINTILLISMS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| POINTILLISMS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 296) | 244 | 296 | 230 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
52 of the 296 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PILLIONISTS, PILLIONIST, IMPOTS, LIONISMS, PTILOSIS, ILLISIONS, IMPOT, LIMOSIS, LIONISM, NIMPS, PILOTIS, PLIMS and 40 more. 14 of the 296 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: MINIPILLS, MINIPILL, INSPOS, MIPS, STILLSON, INSPO, LIPOS, LIPO, MOI, POS, PST, SOM and 2 more.
This word takes every letter of POINTILLISMS plus a single extra one.