175 words come out when you unscramble SCIENTIST, starting with SCIENTIST itself: 11 in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from SCIENTIST by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 8 with 7, 24 with 6, 44 with 5, 57 with 4, 29 with 3 and 11 with 2.
SITTINES is the only one of the 8-letter words made with SCIENTIST letters; it scores 8 points.
Among 24 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SCIENTIST, the top score is 8, reached by 11. CITIES, INSECT and INSIST are the familiar ones.
44 5-letter words from SCIENTIST; 12 of them share the top score of 7. SITES, TESTS and CENTS are everyday picks.
Among 57 4-letter words in SCIENTIST, the top score is 6, reached by 17. SITE, TEST and NICE are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of SCIENTIST but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with SC · ending in ST · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by ICINESS, INCESTS, INCISES, INCITES and INSECTS (9 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. SCIENTIST 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCIENTIST itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 175) | 143 | 175 | 130 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CITESS, SCIENT, SITTINES, SITTINE, TICES, CENS, CITS, ETTINS, SIENTS, TICE, TINIES, CIT and 20 more, 32 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ETICS, SENITIS, STENTS, TECS, SENTS, STENT, TEC, TEINS, ESTS, TEIN, EST, TES and 1 more, 13 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of SCIENTIST and one more.