259 words come out when you unscramble CANTHARUS, starting with CANTHARUS itself: 14 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from CANTHARUS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 5 with 8, 12 with 7, 44 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 59 with 3 and 18 with 2.
19 of 44 6-letter words from CANTHARUS tie at 11 points; none scores more. CHARTS, SNATCH and STARCH will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CANTHARUS, the top score is 10, reached by 21. CHART, CRASH and RANCH are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words made with CANTHARUS letters; 13 of them share the top score of 9. SUCH, CART and CARS are everyday picks.
ACH and CHA share the top score of 8 among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CANTHARUS. CAN, HAS and CAR are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of CANTHARUS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with CA · ending in US · all 9-letter words
What CANTHARUS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CANTHARUS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble US and Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANTHARUS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 259) | 184 | 259 | 168 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 74 of them: TRASHCAN, UNSTARCH, ACANTHS, CHARTAS, ACANTH, ACHARS, CHARTA, SCARTH, ACHAR, CHARA, CHUTS, NAUCH and 62 more. Words With Friends* skips 17 of them: CANTHARUS, AUTARCHS, AUTARCH, CHANAS, CATHS, CHANA, CURTANAS, CATH, CURTANA, SHART, SHURA, TACANS and 5 more. Scrabble US skips 1 of them: CUNT.