Unscramble CALAMARY to get 86 words. CALAMARY itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. The 8 letters split into 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
C34A1L12A1M34A1R1Y43
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from CALAMARY by length: 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 1 with 6, 11 with 5, 34 with 4, 29 with 3 and 9 with 2.
Just 1 of the 7-letter words in CALAMARY: CALAMAR, for 11 points.
MARACA is the only one of the 6-letter words made with CALAMARY letters; it scores 10 points.
CYMA tops the 4-letter words from CALAMARY at 11 points; next come ACYL and AMYL on 9. ARMY, CLAY and CALM will look familiar.
Keep every letter of CALAMARY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with CA · ending in RY · all 8-letter words
CALAMARY first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CALAMARY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALAMARY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 86) | 66 | 86 | 60 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
20 of the 86 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CALMY, CRAY, LYAM, MARY, MYAL, CAMA, CLY, LYM, MACA, ALAY, LYRA, RYAL and 8 more. 6 of the 86 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: LYCRA, MYC, MYLAR, RAMAL, MARA and CAL.