Unscramble CANTHARIDAL and you have 317 words, CANTHARIDAL itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. CANTHARID is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. The 11 letters split into 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from CANTHARIDAL by length: 1 with 11 letters, 5 with 9, 15 with 8, 35 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Among the 7-letter words from CANTHARIDAL, HANDCAR leads with 13 points, then ACANTHA and ACANTHI on 12. RADICAL, RADIANT and CRANIAL are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CANTHARIDAL tie at 12 points; none scores more. RACIAL, RADIAL and RANCID will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CANTHARIDAL, the top score is 11, reached by 5. CHINA, CHILD and THIRD are the familiar ones.
CHAD, CHID and DICH are the top 4-letter words from CANTHARIDAL, 10 points each. CARD, HARD and HAND will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words in CANTHARIDAL, 5 score 8 points, the group's best. CAN, HAD and CAR are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of CANTHARIDAL for another and you can spell these 5 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with CA · ending in AL · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; ARACHNID, CHARLATAN, DIARCHAL, HANDCART and THINCLAD (14 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts CANTHARIDAL, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANTHARIDAL itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 317) | 228 | 317 | 207 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CANTHARIDAL, CANTHARID, ANARCHIAL, ANARCHAL, CALANDRIA, DIARCH, HARDTAIL, TACHINA, THANADAR, ACANTH, CALTHA, CHALAN and 77 more, 89 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DIARCHAL, CANTHARI, ACANTHA, ACHIRAL, ARCHI, CHANA, LANCH, CATH, CHAI, TAHINA, CANTAL, CNIDA and 9 more, 21 in all.