Unscramble STRYCHNISM and you have 225 words, STRYCHNISM itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. CHYMISTS and TYCHISMS are the best of the shorter words, at 18 points. It has 10 letters, 1 vowel and 9 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from STRYCHNISM by length: 1 with 10 letters, 4 with 8, 8 with 7, 33 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 46 with 3 and 13 with 2. None has 9 letters.
HYMNIC, MYTHIC and THYMIC are the top 6-letter words from STRYCHNISM, 16 points each. SHIRTS and MYSTIC will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble STRYCHNISM, 8 score 13 points, the group's best. SHIRT, HINTS and MYTHS are the ones most people know.
HYMN and MYTH are the top 4-letter words made with STRYCHNISM letters, 12 points each. CITY, HITS and MISS will look familiar.
MYC scores highest among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble STRYCHNISM at 10 points, ahead of RHY and SHY on 9. ITS, TRY and HIT are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of STRYCHNISM but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with ST · ending in SM · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CHYMISTS and TYCHISMS (18 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts STRYCHNISM, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRYCHNISM itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 225) | 173 | 225 | 156 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: STRYCHNISM, RHYMISTS, RHYMIST, SNITCHY, IMSHY, MICHTS, MYTHI, TICHY, MICHT, MISCH, MITCH, CHIRTS and 40 more, 52 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: TYCHISMS, TYCHISM, HYMNIC, SHINTY, MYCS, MYC, SITCH, HIMS, MICS, TIYNS, TYINS, CRITS and 5 more, 17 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of STRYCHNISM and one more.