349 words come out when you unscramble SPECIALIST, starting with SPECIALIST itself: 14 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 14 points: PLASTICISE. TIECLASPS is the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SPECIALIST by length: 2 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 24 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
2 10-letter words in SPECIALIST use every letter: SPECIALIST and its 1 anagram PLASTICISE, all with 14 points.
Of the 24 8-letter words you get when you unscramble SPECIALIST, 13 score 12 points, the group's best. SPECIALS and PLASTICS are the ones most people know.
Among 60 7-letter words from SPECIALIST, the top score is 11, reached by 20. SPECIAL, PLASTIC and ASPECTS are the familiar ones.
25 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SPECIALIST tie at 10 points; none scores more. CITIES, PLACES and CASTLE will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words from SPECIALIST, the top score is 9, reached by 28. PLACE, CLASS and SPACE are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words in SPECIALIST, 16 score 8 points, the group's best. CASE, PICS and CAST are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words made with SPECIALIST letters, the top score is 7, reached by 5. ACT, ASS and CAT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of SPECIALIST but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with SP · ending in ST · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with PLASTICISE (14 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. SPECIALIST 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPECIALIST itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 349) | 298 | 349 | 272 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ASEPTICS, EPICISTS, PLICATES, EPICIST, PLACITS, CAPLES, CLIPES, PLACIT, SALICETS, ASTELIC, CALPS, CAPLE and 39 more, 51 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PLASTICISE, PACIEST, PALSIEST, PLICAS, SILASTIC, SPECTS, SPILITES, LIASSIC, SPECT, SPILITE, TAPLESS, CEILIS and 14 more, 26 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of SPECIALIST and one more.