190 words come out when you unscramble CANEGRUB, starting with CANEGRUB itself: 13 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, CUBAGE and UNBRACE lead with 11 points. 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from CANEGRUB split into 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 13 with 6, 37 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
There is a single one of the 7-letter words made with CANEGRUB letters: UNBRACE, 11 points.
6 of 37 5-letter words from CANEGRUB tie at 9 points; none scores more. RANGE, BEGAN and URBAN will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CANEGRUB, 5 score 8 points, the group's best. CARE, RACE and GEAR are the ones most people know.
The 3-letter words from CANEGRUB are led by BAC, CAB and CUB, 7 points each. ARE, CAN and CAR are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of CANEGRUB for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 8-letter words: starting with CA · ending in B · all 8-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CUBAGE and UNBRACE (11 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts CANEGRUB, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANEGRUB itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 190) | 146 | 190 | 136 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
44 of the 190 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CANEGRUB, CUBANE, BUNCE, BUNGER, CABRE, BEGAR, BENGA, GARBE, GEBUR, UNBAG, UNBARE, ABUNE and 32 more. 10 of the 190 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: BANC, BRUNG, GUAC, BUNA, AREG, BAE, CRU, GEAN, NEG and NUG.
This word takes every letter of CANEGRUB plus a single extra one.