Unscramble SWINGISM and you have 62 words, SWINGISM itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. WISSING is the best of the shorter words, at 11 points. 8 letters: 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
S1W4I1N12G23I1S1M34
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SWINGISM by length: 1 with 8 letters, 2 with 7, 2 with 6, 11 with 5, 24 with 4, 17 with 3 and 5 with 2.
Keep every letter of SWINGISM but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with SW · ending in SM · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; WISSING (11 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SWINGISM 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWINGISM itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 62) | 49 | 62 | 45 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
13 of the 62 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SWINGISM, GISMS, MINGS, GISM, MING, SIMIS, IWI, SIMI, SNIGS, INGS, SNIG, ING and 1 more. 4 of the 62 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SIGS, GIS, SIG and GI.
Each word below uses all the letters of SWINGISM and one more.