Unscramble CAIRNIEST and you have 337 words, CAIRNIEST itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from CAIRNIEST split into 1 with 9 letters, 18 with 8, 56 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
18 8-letter words made with CAIRNIEST letters; 15 of them share the top score of 10. CANISTER is an everyday pick.
Among 56 7-letter words in CAIRNIEST, the top score is 9, reached by 40. CERTAIN, RETAINS and ARSENIC are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CAIRNIEST score 8 points. CITIES, INSECT and RACIST are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words from CAIRNIEST scores 7. ACRES, CENTS and RACES are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CAIRNIEST, the top score is 6, reached by 53. CASE, CARE and CART are the familiar ones.
15 of 60 3-letter words from CAIRNIEST tie at 5 points; none scores more. ARE, CAN and ITS will look familiar.
Keep every letter of CAIRNIEST but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with CA · ending in ST · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CANISTER, CANITIES, CERATINS, CISTERNA, CITRINES, CREATINS, CRINITES and INCITERS (10 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts CAIRNIEST, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAIRNIEST itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 337) | 277 | 337 | 257 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CAIRNIEST, ANTICISE, ARENITIC, CARNIEST, NACRITES, RIANCIES, CANIEST, CANTIER, CERASIN, CRINATE, NACRITE, RICIEST and 48 more, 60 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: TACRINES, ATRESIC, TACRINE, CENTAI, CENTAS, SATINIER, CERTS, CRIAS, CRITS, ETICS, RECIT, CERT and 8 more, 20 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of CAIRNIEST and one more.