Unscramble CANEGRUBS and you have 277 words, CANEGRUBS itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CANEGRUBS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 16 with 7, 57 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
CUBAGE scores highest among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CANEGRUBS at 11 points, ahead of BRACES and BUNCES on 10. RANGES, ARGUES and CRANES are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words from CANEGRUBS; 14 of them share the top score of 9. BEGAN, ABUSE and BEARS are everyday picks.
9 of 60 4-letter words from CANEGRUBS tie at 8 points; none scores more. BASE, BEAR and BAGS will look familiar.
The 3-letter words in CANEGRUBS are led by BAC, CAB and CUB, 7 points each. CAN, CAR and AGE are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of CANEGRUBS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with CA · ending in BS · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CUBAGES and UNBRACES (12 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts CANEGRUBS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANEGRUBS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 277) | 206 | 277 | 192 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CANEGRUBS, CANEGRUB, CUBANES, BUNCES, BUNGERS, CUBANE, BEGARS, BENGAS, BESANG, BESUNG, BUNCE, BUNGER and 59 more, 71 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BANCS, SUNCARE, BANC, BRUNG, GUACS, BUNAS, GUAC, BAES, BUNA, BAE, BES, CRU and 2 more, 14 in all.