Unscramble SYLLABISMS and you have 213 words, SYLLABISMS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, SYLLABISM leads with 16 points. 10 letters: 2 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from SYLLABISMS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 7 with 7, 23 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 44 with 3 and 17 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with SYLLABISMS letters: SYLLABISM, for 16 points.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SYLLABISMS, the top score is 12, reached by 5. BASIS, BILLS and BALLS are the familiar ones.
11 of 60 4-letter words from SYLLABISMS tie at 9 points; none scores more. MAIL, SAYS and BILL will look familiar.
Trade one tile of SYLLABISMS for another and you can spell this word:
More 10-letter words: starting with SY · ending in MS · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with BALMILY (14 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: SYLLABISMS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYLLABISMS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 213) | 188 | 213 | 182 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MYALLS, SYBILS, BLAYS, LYAMS, MYALL, SIMBAS, SYBIL, BLAY, LYAM, LYMS, MYAL, SIMBA and 13 more, 25 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SYLLABISMS, SYLLABISM, BYSSAL, LASSY, LASSIS and YAS, 6 in all.