Unscramble CALCEDONY and you have 237 words, CALCEDONY itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. ACCLOYED is the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from CALCEDONY by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 9 with 7, 21 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2.
ACCLOYED is the only one of the 8-letter words in CALCEDONY; it scores 16 points.
CYCLED tops the 6-letter words from CALCEDONY at 14 points; next come ACCLOY on 13 and CLAYED on 12. CANCEL, CANDLE and CLONED will look familiar.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CALCEDONY, CYCAD leads with 13 points, then ACCOY and CYCLE on 12. DANCE, CLEAN and OCEAN are the familiar ones.
OCCY scores highest among the 4-letter words in CALCEDONY at 11 points, ahead of ACYL and CANY on 9. ONLY, CODE and ONCE are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words made with CALCEDONY letters, CAY, CLY and COY tie for first at 8 points. CAN, ANY and DAY are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of CALCEDONY for another and you can spell these 4 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with CA · ending in NY · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CACODYL and CADENCY (15 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: CALCEDONY is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALCEDONY itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 237) | 184 | 237 | 172 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ACCLOYED, ACCOYED, ACCOYLD, ACCLOY, ACCOY, LECCY, ACCEND, CALCED, DANCY, OCCY, YCLED, YCOND and 41 more, 53 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CALCEDONY, DANCEY, COADY, YCLAD, DECAN, ONLAY, CAL, ECO, LOC, DAN, ODA and DA, 12 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of CALCEDONY spell the words below.