164 words come out when you unscramble STICHIDIA, starting with STICHIDIA itself: 15 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. DISTICH is the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. It has 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from STICHIDIA by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 7, 6 with 6, 32 with 5, 60 with 4, 46 with 3 and 18 with 2. None has 8 letters.
DISTICH is the only one of the 7-letter words made with STICHIDIA letters; it scores 13 points.
Among the 5-letter words from STICHIDIA, CHADS, DICHT and DITCH tie for first at 11 points. ACIDS and CHATS are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble STICHIDIA are led by CHAD, CHID and DICH, 10 points each. SAID, CHAT and CASH are the familiar ones.
5 of 46 3-letter words made with STICHIDIA letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. HAS, ITS and HAD will look familiar.
Keep every letter of STICHIDIA but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with ST · ending in IA · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DISTICH (13 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
STICHIDIA is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| STICHIDIA itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 164) | 126 | 164 | 114 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: STICHIDIA, DICHTS, DICHT, SCAITH, TAISCH, DICH, SCATH, SICHT, CHAS, DIACTS, SICH, SIDHA and 26 more, 38 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CATHS, CHAIS, SITCH, CATH, CHAI, SIDH, AHIS, AHI, AHS, DAS, ATS and DA, 12 in all.