Unscramble PROVINCIALISM and you have 400 words, PROVINCIALISM itself among them: it scores 22 in Scrabble and 28 in Words With Friends. PROVINCIALS is the best of the shorter words, at 18 points. The 13 letters split into 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from PROVINCIALISM by length: 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 11, 4 with 10, 16 with 9, 50 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2. None has 12 letters.
PROVINCIALS is the only one of the 11-letter words in PROVINCIALISM; it scores 18 points.
PROVINCIAL tops the 10-letter words made with PROVINCIALISM letters at 17 points; next come LOPINAVIRS on 15 and CONSIMILAR on 14.
VOLCANISM scores highest among the 9-letter words you get when you unscramble PROVINCIALISM at 16 points, ahead of COMPLAINS and COMPRISAL on 15. CIVILIANS and CRIMINALS are the ones most people know.
Among the 8-letter words from PROVINCIALISM, VAMPIRIC leads with 17 points, then INCIVISM and VALPROIC on 15. CRIMINAL, CIVILIAN and PAVILION are the familiar ones.
IMPROVS and VOMICAS share the top score of 14 among the 7-letter words made with PROVINCIALISM letters. CRIMSON and MICRONS are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PROVINCIALISM, CIVISM, IMPROV and VOMICA tie for first at 13 points. CLAIMS, VOCALS and CLAMPS are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words from PROVINCIALISM, VAMPS leads with 12 points, then CAMPI and CAMPO on 11. CIVIL, CLAIM and CLIPS are the familiar ones.
The best of the 4-letter words in PROVINCIALISM is VAMP, 11 points; CAMP and COMP on 10 follow. PICS, MAPS and PALM are everyday picks.
4 of 60 3-letter words made with PROVINCIALISM letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. CAN, MAP and CAR will look familiar.
Keep every letter of PROVINCIALISM but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with PR · ending in SM · all 13-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; VAMPIRIC (17 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. PROVINCIALISM 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROVINCIALISM itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 400) | 333 | 397 | 302 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: INCIVISM, MICROPSIA, VALPROIC, CONSIMILAR, VOMICAS, VILIACOS, INCISORIAL, LIVRAISON, PILCORNS, VILIACO, ARCMINS, CIVILS and 54 more, 66 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: COMPRISAL, LOPINAVIRS, LOPINAVIR, CORIVALS, COMPAS, CORIVAL, CRIMINIS, MARCONIS, PORCINIS, SALPICON, CRIMINI, MARCONI and 17 more, 29 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CRIPS and CRIP, 2 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: VON.
With one more tile, the letters of PROVINCIALISM spell the words below.