289 words come out when you unscramble CANDESCENT, starting with CANDESCENT itself: 15 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
C34A1N12D2E1S1C34E1N12T1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CANDESCENT by length: 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 9, 7 with 8, 27 with 7, 56 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 57 with 3 and 18 with 2.
The 7-letter words from CANDESCENT are led by ACCEDES, ACCENDS and CADENCE, 12 points each. SCANNED, ENACTED and ACCENTS are the familiar ones.
ACCEDE and ACCEND are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CANDESCENT, 11 points each. SENATE, DECENT and ACCENT will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CANDESCENT, the top score is 8, reached by 14. NEEDS, DANCE and STAND are the familiar ones.
CECA and ECCE are the top 4-letter words from CANDESCENT, 8 points each. DATE, NEED and SEND will look familiar.
CAD scores highest among the 3-letter words in CANDESCENT at 6 points, ahead of ACE and ACT on 5. CAN, SEE and SET are the ones most people know.
These 6 words have the length of CANDESCENT, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with CA · ending in NT · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ACCENTED, CADENCES and CANESCENT (13 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. CANDESCENT is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANDESCENT itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 289) | 223 | 287 | 208 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
64 of the 289 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ACCENDS, ACCEND, CADEES, CASTED, SCENED, CADEE, CTENES, DENNETS, ECADS, ECCE, SCAND, STANDEN and 52 more. 17 of the 289 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DECANS, CENTAS, DECAN, STANNED, TECS, TENNES, DANS, TEC, DAN, DAS, EDS, ATS and 5 more. 2 of the 289 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: NANCES and NANCE.