270 words come out when you unscramble CANONISTS, starting with CANONISTS itself: 11 in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 11 points: SANCTIONS. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
C34A1N12O1N12I1S1T1S1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from CANONISTS split into 2 with 9 letters, 8 with 8, 21 with 7, 43 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 57 with 3 and 19 with 2.
15 of 21 7-letter words from CANONISTS tie at 9 points; none scores more. ACTIONS, NATIONS and CONTAIN will look familiar.
Of the 43 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CANONISTS, 30 score 8 points, the group's best. ACTION, CASINO and NATION are the ones most people know.
Among 60 5-letter words made with CANONISTS letters, the top score is 7, reached by 43. COSTS, COAST and CANON are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CANONISTS; 38 of them share the top score of 6. COST, ANTI and ICON are everyday picks.
Among 57 3-letter words from CANONISTS, the top score is 5, reached by 14. NOT, CAN and ITS are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of CANONISTS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with CA · ending in TS · all 9-letter words
What CANONISTS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CANONISTS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANONISTS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 270) | 219 | 270 | 208 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 51 of them: CANTIONS, CANTION, ACTONS, CONIAS, ACTON, ATOCS, CANNS, COITS, CONIA, OCTAS, SAICS, SANTONS and 39 more. Words With Friends* skips 11 of them: ASCONS, ASCON, SOCAS, SOCA, NANOS, NONIS, SOC, NANO, ATS, SAN and OI.
These 7 words take every letter of CANONISTS plus a single extra one.