Unscramble CANTICOYS and you have 252 words, CANTICOYS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of CANTICOYS is on the page: OSCITANCY, each 16 points. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CANTICOYS by length: 2 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 9 with 7, 34 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
Of the 34 6-letter words from CANTICOYS, 4 score 13 points, the group's best. ACTION, CASINO and SANITY are the ones most people know.
ACCOY, CYCAS and CYNIC are the top 5-letter words made with CANTICOYS letters, 12 points each. COAST, CISCO and COSTA will look familiar.
OCCY scores highest among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CANTICOYS at 11 points, ahead of CANY and CAYS on 9. CITY, COST and TOYS are the ones most people know.
The 3-letter words from CANTICOYS are led by CAY, COY and ICY, 8 points each. NOT, CAN and ANY are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of CANTICOYS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with CA · ending in YS · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CYANOTIC (15 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts CANTICOYS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANTICOYS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 252) | 198 | 252 | 182 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
54 of the 252 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CANTICOYS, CANTICOY, ACCOYS, ACCOY, CANTICOS, CANTICO, CATCONS, OCCY, CATCON, SACCOI, CANY, CASCO and 42 more. 16 of the 252 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: OSCITANCY, OCICATS, OCICAT, SYCON, TIYNS, TYINS, ASCON, OATY, TIYN, TYIN, SOCA, YAS and 4 more.