Unscramble CANNISTER and you have 339 words, CANNISTER itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Among the shorter answers, 14 reach 10 points, INSTANCE, CANISTER and ANCIENTS among them. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from CANNISTER by length: 1 with 9 letters, 16 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
Of the 16 8-letter words made with CANNISTER letters, 14 score 10 points, the group's best. INSTANCE, CANISTER and ANCIENTS are the ones most people know.
60 7-letter words in CANNISTER; 40 of them share the top score of 9. CERTAIN, ANCIENT and SCANNER are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words from CANNISTER come to 60, each scoring 8 points. INSECT, RACIST and CAIRNS are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CANNISTER score 7 points. ACRES, CENTS and RACES are the ones most people know.
54 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CANNISTER tie at 6 points; none scores more. CASE, CARE and CART will look familiar.
Among 60 3-letter words from CANNISTER, the top score is 5, reached by 15. ARE, CAN and ITS are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of CANNISTER for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with CA · ending in ER · all 9-letter words
What CANNISTER means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
CANNISTER 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANNISTER itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 339) | 277 | 336 | 257 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CARNIEST, NACRITES, CANIEST, CANTIER, CERASIN, CRINATE, NACRITE, ANETIC, ARTICS, CANIER, CRANTS, CREANT and 47 more, 59 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: TACRINES, ATRESIC, INCENTS, TACRINE, CENTAI, CENTAS, INCENT, RECITS, TRANNIES, CERTS, CRIAS, CRITS and 11 more, 23 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: NANCIES, NANCES and NANCE, 3 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of CANNISTER spell the words below.