424 words come out when you unscramble CANDLELIGHTS, starting with CANDLELIGHTS itself: 19 in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends. CANDLELIGHT is the best of the shorter words, at 18 points. The 12 letters split into 3 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from CANDLELIGHTS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 24 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 38 with 2. None has 10 letters.
CANDLELIGHT is the only one of the 11-letter words made with CANDLELIGHTS letters; it scores 18 points.
DETACHING tops the 9-letter words in CANDLELIGHTS at 16 points; next come CHEATINGS and CHELATING on 15. INSTALLED and TEACHINGS will look familiar.
Of the 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble CANDLELIGHTS, 21 score 14 points, the group's best. TEACHING, CHEATING and HEADINGS are the ones most people know.
Among the 7-letter words from CANDLELIGHTS, CHANGED, GANCHED and GATCHED tie for first at 14 points. CHANGES, ETHICAL and HEADING are everyday picks.
GACHED scores highest among the 6-letter words in CANDLELIGHTS at 13 points, ahead of ACHING and CASHED on 12. CHANGE, INCHES and CHEATS are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words made with CANDLELIGHTS letters; 14 of them share the top score of 11. CHINA, CHILD and CHAIN are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CANDLELIGHTS, the top score is 10, reached by 4. EACH, HAND and HEAD are the familiar ones.
60 3-letter words from CANDLELIGHTS; 7 of them share the top score of 8. CAN, HAS and HAD are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of CANDLELIGHTS for another and you can spell this word:
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CANDLELIGHTS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. CANDLELIGHTS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANDLELIGHTS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 424) | 333 | 424 | 284 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
91 of the 424 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CHEATINGS, LEACHINGS, LETCHINGS, CHAINLETS, CHESTING, DITHECAL, GANCHED, HELLICATS, HINDCAST, INCHASED, SCAITHED, ACHINGS and 79 more. 49 of the 424 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: LICHGATES, CHATLINES, GATCHED, LICHGATE, CATHING, CHATLINE, CHINSED, CLEANISH, DESCALING, GACHED, GATCHES, GINCHES and 37 more.