Unscramble PSITTACOSES and you have 357 words, PSITTACOSES itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. CASSIOPES and ESCAPISTS are the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. The 11 letters split into 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 PSITTACOSES split into 1 with 11 letters, 5 with 9, 26 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Among 26 8-letter words in PSITTACOSES, the top score is 12, reached by 9.
18 of 60 7-letter words from PSITTACOSES tie at 11 points; none scores more. ASPECTS will look familiar.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PSITTACOSES, the top score is 10, reached by 30. TOPICS, COPIES and SPACES are the familiar ones.
28 of 60 5-letter words in PSITTACOSES tie at 9 points; none scores more. TOPIC, SPACE and COSTS will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with PSITTACOSES letters, 19 score 8 points, the group's best. CASE, COST and PICS are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble PSITTACOSES, the top score is 7, reached by 6. TOP, ACT and ASS are the familiar ones.
These 4 words have the length of PSITTACOSES, with one letter different:
More 11-letter words: starting with PS · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CASSIOPES and ESCAPISTS (13 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PSITTACOSES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSITTACOSES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 357) | 283 | 356 | 255 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ASEPTICS, COPSIEST, APTOTIC, COPITAS, OSCITATES, SCEPSIS, SCOPATE, COPITA, COTTISES, ECSTASIS, OSCITATE, PICOTE and 62 more, 74 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CASSIOPES, CASSIOPE, PACIEST, PASTITSOS, CAPOTS, PASTITSO, SCOPAE, SPECTS, CAPOT, POSIEST, POSTIES, SCOPA and 16 more, 28 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: SPASTICS.