Unscramble VIOLINISTS to get 144 words. VIOLINISTS itself is a real word: 13 points on a Scrabble board, 16 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are VIOLINIST and VISIONIST, 12 points each. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
V45I1O1L12I1N12I1S1T1S1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from VIOLINISTS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 1 with 8, 5 with 7, 10 with 6, 27 with 5, 49 with 4, 34 with 3 and 15 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words made with VIOLINISTS letters: VIOLISTS, 11 points.
9 of 27 5-letter words you get when you unscramble VIOLINISTS tie at 8 points; none scores more. VISIT, LISTS and SLOTS will look familiar.
Of the 49 4-letter words from VIOLINISTS, 7 score 7 points, the group's best. LIST, LOSS and LOST are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of VIOLINISTS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with VI · ending in TS · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by VIOLISTS (11 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept VIOLINISTS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIOLINISTS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 144) | 114 | 143 | 111 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 29 of them: VISIONIST, OVISTS, VISONS, VISTOS, VOLTIS, OVIST, VINTS, VISON, VISTO, SOVS, VINT, VOLS and 17 more. Words With Friends* skips 3 of them: VINS, VIN and OI. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: VON.