237 words come out when you unscramble CANTHOOKS, starting with CANTHOOKS itself: 18 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. CANTHOOK is the best of the shorter words, at 17 points. 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.
By length, the words from CANTHOOKS split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 4 with 7, 30 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words made with CANTHOOKS letters: CANTHOOK, 17 points.
5 of 30 6-letter words from CANTHOOKS tie at 15 points; none scores more. THANKS, SNATCH and CHANTS will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CANTHOOKS, the top score is 14, reached by 9. STOCK, THANK and SHOCK are the familiar ones.
HACK and HOCK share the top score of 13 among the 4-letter words from CANTHOOKS. CHAT, CASH and TOOK are the ones most people know.
The best of the 3-letter words in CANTHOOKS is ACK, 9 points; ACH and CHA on 8 follow. NOT, CAN and HAS are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of CANTHOOKS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with CA · ending in KS · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with SCHNOOK (16 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: CANTHOOKS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANTHOOKS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 237) | 174 | 237 | 155 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 63 of them: CANTHOOKS, CANTHOOK, SCHTOOK, CHANKS, CHOKOS, CHANK, CHOKO, KOTCH, SHTOOK, CHATONS, HOKAS, KOHAS and 51 more. Words With Friends* skips 19 of them: ANCHOS, TOCKS, ANCHO, CATHS, CHONS, TOCK, ACK, CATH, OCH, HAOS, AHS, HOO and 7 more.