2006-12-03 14:24:30 · 7 answers · asked by ? 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I've found 160 (I tried to do it systematically, starting with 1-letter words, 2,3 etc., but including -s (e.g., plural forms) with their root forms):
a, I
as, is, it, ma, mi
act, acts, aim, aims, air, airs, arm, arms, arc, arcs, arch, art, arts, ash, a.s.s
cam, cams, car, cars, cat, cats, chi, chis, cis
has, ham, hams, hat, hats, hic, him, his, hit, hits
its
mac, macs, mat, mats
rat, rats, rim, rims
sac, sacs, sat, sir, sirs, sit, sits, sis
tam, tams, tar, tars, tic, tics
cart, carts, cash, cast, casts
chat, chats, char, chars, chit, chits, cist, cists, cram, crams
hair, hairs, hart, harts, hash, hast, hiss, hist, hists
itch
mach, mart, marts, mash, mass, mast, masts, math, maths, miss, mist, mists
rash, rich
sash, scam, scams, scar, scars
sham, shams, shat, sh.it, shits, sist, star, stars, stir, stirs
this, tram, trams, trim, trims
aitch
chair, chairs, charm, charms, chart, charts, chasm, chasms, crass
hitch
march, marsh, match, mirth, mirths
scram, scrams, scrim, scrims, smart, smarts, smash, stair, stairs, stash
chrism, chrisms, Christ, christs
smirch, smith, smiths, starch, stitch
thirst, thirsts
2006-12-04 05:59:06 · answer #1 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As a competitive SCRABBLE player, I would say that there are MANY, MANY words in Christmas. There are anagram generators online that can shuffle the entire phrase into other words; the first search I did with "Christmas" generated 76 word sets that use the WHOLE term - there are a myriad more of words that don't use every letter! Here's what I found first...check them out!
MACH STIRS
MARCH SITS
CHARM SITS
CHARMS ITS
CHARMS SIT
CHARMS TIS
MACHS STIR
CHASM STIR
MATCH SIRS
CHAR MISTS
ARCH MISTS
CHARS SMIT
CHARS MIST
CRASH SMIT
CRASH MIST
STARCH ISM
STARCH MIS
CHARTS ISM
CHARTS MIS
CHART ISMS
CHART MISS
CASH TRIMS
CHATS RIMS
MAC SHIRTS
CAM SHIRTS
CRAM SHITS
CRAM SSH TI
CRAM SSH IT
CRAMS HIST
CRAMS ****
CRAMS HITS
CRAMS THIS
SCRAM HIST
SCRAM ****
SCRAM HITS
SCRAM THIS
SCRAMS HIT
CAMS SHIRT
MACS SHIRT
SCAM SHIRT
ARC SMITHS
CAR SMITHS
CARS SMITH
ARCS SMITH
SCAR SMITH
CARTS HIMS
CARTS SHIM
CART SHIMS
CART SSH MI
SAC MIRTHS
SACS MIRTH
ACT SSH RIM
CAT SSH RIM
MARSH TICS
HARMS TICS
HAST SCRIM
HATS SCRIM
SHAT SCRIM
HAT SCRIMS
ARM SCHIST
MAR SCHIST
RAM SCHIST
RAMS CHITS
MARS CHITS
ARMS CHITS
SMARTS CHI
SMART CHIS
TRAMS CHIS
MARTS CHIS
MASTS RICH
RAT SCHISM
TAR SCHISM
ART SCHISM
SAT SMIRCH
SAT CHRISM
AT CHRISMS
2006-12-03 22:36:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anne C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Four
Christ,Christmas, Chris, Ma
2006-12-03 22:29:25 · answer #3 · answered by Codster 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I chats Mrs.
Trims cash.
Its charms.
Charm sits.
Scar smith.
Scam shirt.
Mist crash.
Itch as Mrs.
Its cash Mr.
2006-12-03 22:38:37 · answer #4 · answered by Gregnir 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
let me contribute some:
christ, chat, chats, match,
cram, crams, mass, hiss,
this, hats, cats, scat, scats,
cart, carts, car, cars, has,
***, mat, mats, sat, chart,
charts, art, arts, hart, harts,
star, stars, tar, tars, rat, rats,
tram, trams, trim, trims, ram,
rams, rim, rims, mar, mars,
mart, marts, smart, smarts,
air, airs, stair, stairs, hair,
hairs, chair, chairs, sic, sac,
sacs, sics, hits, hit, sit, sits,
mast, masts, mist, mists,
miss, cist, cis, crass, itch,
sham, shams, ham, hams,
oh, there are a lot... :)
2006-12-03 23:10:02 · answer #5 · answered by wat_more_can_i_say? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is just 27 I found there are still plenty more:
Christ,
Chis,
Sam,
Mass,
ram,
hit,
sit,
hiss,
Ma,
Mat,
sat,
rat,
hat,
cat,
mist,
march,
charms,
charts,
cash,
mash,
stash,
crash,
cart,
Tim,
arm,
scar,
act,
but I'm sure there are plenty more!!!!!!!
2006-12-03 22:44:59 · answer #6 · answered by bex 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
two?
2006-12-03 22:27:02 · answer #7 · answered by braennvin2 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋