113 words come out when you unscramble ACANTHIN, starting with ACANTHIN itself: 13 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. ACANTHI and TACHINA are the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
A1C34A1N12T1H43I1N12
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from ACANTHIN by length: 1 with 8 letters, 3 with 7, 9 with 6, 18 with 5, 34 with 4, 35 with 3 and 13 with 2.
Keep every letter of ACANTHIN but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with AC · ending in IN · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; ACANTHI (12 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts ACANTHIN, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACANTHIN itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 113) | 80 | 113 | 70 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ACANTHIN, TACHINA, ACANTH, NICHT, NACH, TANNAH, THANNA, TICH, ACH, AHINT, CHA, HIANT and 21 more, 33 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CHANNA, CHANA, CATH, CHAI, TAHINA, HAINT, TACAN, ACAI, AHI and TIAN, 10 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of ACANTHIN spell the words below.