307 words come out when you unscramble ABSTINENCY, starting with ABSTINENCY itself: 17 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. 4 shorter words score 13, among them CYANINES, CYANITES and INSTANCY. It has 10 letters, 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from ABSTINENCY by length: 1 with 10 letters, 10 with 8, 28 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Among 28 7-letter words made with ABSTINENCY letters, the top score is 12, reached by 7. ANCIENT, CABINET and TENANCY are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words from ABSTINENCY, 6 score 11 points, the group's best. ABSENT, INSECT and INSANE are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ABSTINENCY; 18 of them share the top score of 10. BASIC, BYTES and BEAST are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words in ABSTINENCY, the top score is 9, reached by 19. CITY, EASY and STAY are the familiar ones.
7 of 60 3-letter words made with ABSTINENCY letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. CAN, ANY and YES will look familiar.
Keep every letter of ABSTINENCY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with AB · ending in CY · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CYANINES, CYANITES and INSTANCY (13 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: ABSTINENCY is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABSTINENCY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 307) | 237 | 303 | 220 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 66 of them: ABSTINENCY, SYNTENIC, CYANISE, CYTASE, ABSEY, BAYES, BAYTS, BEANY, BEATY, BENTY, CYTES, ASEITY and 54 more. Words With Friends* skips 20 of them: BASCINET, BAYEST, BANCS, INCENTS, BANC, CENTAI, CENTAS, INCENT, TENNY, TIYNS, TYINS, TIYN and 8 more. Scrabble US and Scrabble UK skip 3 of them: NANCY, NANCIES and NANCES. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: NESTY.
Each word below uses all the letters of ABSTINENCY and one more.