Unscramble SCEPTICISMS and you have 226 words, SCEPTICISMS itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. SCEPTICISM is the best of the shorter words, at 18 points. 11 letters: 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from SCEPTICISMS split into 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 1 with 9, 11 with 8, 19 with 7, 26 with 6, 57 with 5, 60 with 4, 37 with 3 and 13 with 2.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words made with SCEPTICISMS letters: SCEPTICISM, for 18 points.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words in SCEPTICISMS: PESSIMIST, 13 points.
Of the 19 7-letter words you get when you unscramble SCEPTICISMS, 5 score 13 points, the group's best. SEISMIC is the one most people know.
The best of the 6-letter words in SCEPTICISMS is PECTIC, 12 points; CISTIC and IMPIES on 10 follow. CITIES, MISSES and SPICES are everyday picks.
Among 57 5-letter words made with SCEPTICISMS letters, the top score is 9, reached by 16. ITEMS, TIMES and SITES are the familiar ones.
16 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SCEPTICISMS tie at 8 points; none scores more. ITEM, STEP and PICS will look familiar.
Keep every letter of SCEPTICISMS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with SC · ending in MS · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by SCEPTICS (14 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. SCEPTICISMS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCEPTICISMS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 226) | 189 | 226 | 171 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
37 of the 226 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EPICISMS, EPICISM, PICCIES, EPICISTS, CECITIS, EPICIST, SCEPSIS, CISSIEST, CISTIC, IMPIES, METICS, MISSIEST and 25 more. 18 of the 226 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PISSIEST, SPECTS, EMICS, SPECT, MICS, MIPS, ETICS, MIC, STIMS, SEPS, STIM, TECS and 6 more.