Unscramble SAMIZDATS and you have 182 words, SAMIZDATS itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, SAMIZDAT leads with 20 points. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from SAMIZDATS split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 3 with 7, 16 with 6, 42 with 5, 55 with 4, 46 with 3 and 18 with 2.
SAMIZDAT is the only one of the 8-letter words made with SAMIZDATS letters; it scores 20 points.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SAMIZDATS, MATZA and ZAMIA tie for first at 16 points. ADMIT, MIDST and MAIDS are everyday picks.
DITZ tops the 4-letter words made with SAMIZDATS letters at 14 points; next come SITZ and ZATI on 13. DATA, SAID and MASS will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SAMIZDATS, MIZ leads with 14 points, then ADZ on 13 and SAZ on 12. ITS, SAT and ASS are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of SAMIZDATS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with SA · ending in TS · all 9-letter words
What SAMIZDATS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SAMIZDATS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAMIZDATS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 182) | 135 | 182 | 123 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SADZAS, SADZA, MIZ, ZATIS, SITZ, ZATI, SAZ, MATAIS, ASSAM, MATAI, MISSA, SAIDST and 35 more, 47 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ZAIDAS, ZAIDA, TIZ, ZAS, ZA, MASAS, STIMS, MASA, STIM, DAS, ATS and DA, 12 in all.