Unscramble CANDIDATES to get 322 words. CANDIDATES itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 16 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from CANDIDATES split into 1 with 10 letters, 5 with 9, 8 with 8, 42 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
6 of 42 7-letter words you get when you unscramble CANDIDATES tie at 11 points; none scores more. INSTEAD, STAINED and ADDICTS will look familiar.
Among 60 6-letter words from CANDIDATES, the top score is 10, reached by 9. INSECT, DANCES and CANDID are the familiar ones.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CANDIDATES, CIDED, DECAD and DICED tie for first at 9 points. DANCE, DATED and CITED are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words from CANDIDATES, 16 score 7 points, the group's best. CASE, NICE and DEAD are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words in CANDIDATES, CAD and CID tie for first at 6 points. CAN, ADD and DID are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of CANDIDATES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with CA · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
CANDIDATES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CANDIDATES works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANDIDATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 322) | 254 | 322 | 229 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
68 of the 322 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DEDICANTS, DEDICANT, AIDANCES, ACIDEST, AIDANCE, DECADS, DICTED, CADIES, CANDIE, CANIEST, CASTED, CIDED and 56 more. 25 of the 322 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DANCIEST, DACITES, CISTED, CNIDAE, DACITE, DECANI, DECANS, NIDATED, CENTAI, CENTAS, CNIDA, DECAN and 13 more.