Unscramble ZITHERIST and you have 179 words, ZITHERIST itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from ZITHERIST by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 6 with 7, 19 with 6, 39 with 5, 60 with 4, 36 with 3 and 15 with 2.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble ZITHERIST, ZITHER leads with 18 points, then RITZES and SIZIER on 15. TETRIS, THIRST and SITTER are the familiar ones.
The best of the 5-letter words from ZITHERIST is HERTZ, 17 points; SIZER and TIZES on 14 follow. SHIRT, TRIES and TIRES are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words made with ZITHERIST letters, the top score is 13, reached by 8. SITE, SIZE and TEST are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of ZITHERIST but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with ZI · ending in ST · all 9-letter words
What ZITHERIST means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept ZITHERIST, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZITHERIST itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 179) | 139 | 178 | 123 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 39 of them: SITZ, TREZ, ZITE, RIZ, ZE, HIRSTIE, HISTIE, THRIST, RHIES, SEHRI, SIETH, SIRIH and 27 more. Words With Friends* skips 16 of them: TIZES, REZ, SEZ, TIZ, SHITTER, THETRIS, REISHI, THETRI, SHITE, TETRIS, RESIT, TETRI and 4 more. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: ITER.
With one more tile, the letters of ZITHERIST spell the words below.