Unscramble WHOLISMS and you have 138 words, WHOLISMS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The 8 letters split into 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
W4H43O1L12I1S1M34S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from WHOLISMS by length: 1 with 8 letters, 3 with 7, 6 with 6, 22 with 5, 50 with 4, 38 with 3 and 18 with 2.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble WHOLISMS is WHIMS, 13 points; HOWLS and SHOWS on 11 follow. SOILS, SLOWS and LIMOS are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words from WHOLISMS are led by WHIM and WHOM, 12 points each. SHOW, LOSS and WISH are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of WHOLISMS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with WH · ending in MS · all 8-letter words
WHOLISMS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. WHOLISMS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHOLISMS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 138) | 117 | 138 | 104 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: WHIOS, WHISS, SOWMS, WHIO, SOWM, SHISO, SLISH, SOWLS, HOIS, LOSH, SOWL, HOI and 9 more, 21 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HIMS, HOMS, MOSH, HOM, HOSS, SOHS, HOS, SHO, SOH, SOMS, MOI, SOM and 1 more, 13 in all.