Unscramble CANCEROUSLY and you have 361 words, CANCEROUSLY itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from CANCEROUSLY by length: 1 with 11 letters, 6 with 9, 21 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
Among the 8-letter words in CANCEROUSLY, CYCLONES and SCARCELY tie for first at 15 points. CAROUSEL and CONSULAR are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble CANCEROUSLY, the top score is 14, reached by 7. COUNSEL, CLOSURE and CANCERS are the familiar ones.
8 of 60 6-letter words from CANCEROUSLY tie at 13 points; none scores more. CANCER, NEARLY and SOCCER will look familiar.
60 5-letter words from CANCEROUSLY; 7 of them share the top score of 12. EARLY, CYCLE and LAYER are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words in CANCEROUSLY, OCCY leads with 11 points, then ACYL and CANY on 9. ONLY, EASY and CLAY are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 3-letter words made with CANCEROUSLY letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. CAN, ANY and CAR will look familiar.
Keep every letter of CANCEROUSLY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with CA · ending in LY · all 11-letter words
CANCEROUSLY 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 CANCEROUSLY, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANCEROUSLY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 361) | 261 | 361 | 243 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
100 of the 361 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ACCLOYS, EUCARYONS, ACCLOY, ACCOYS, CYCLUS, EUCARYON, ACCOY, CONACRES, CONCAUSE, CORYLUS, CYANOSE, LECCY and 88 more. 18 of the 361 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CYNOSURAL, COYAUS, LYCRAS, CERCAL, CORYS, COYAU, ORACY, SYCON, CANOERS, CONURES, LEUCONS, RYU and 6 more.