199 words come out when you unscramble CANTINGLY, starting with CANTINGLY itself: 15 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, CLAYING leads with 13 points. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CANTINGLY by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 10 with 7, 23 with 6, 38 with 5, 59 with 4, 51 with 3 and 16 with 2.
CANTLING is the only one of the 8-letter words made with CANTINGLY letters; it scores 11 points.
Of the 38 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CANTINGLY, 5 score 10 points, the group's best. GIANT, LYING and ALIGN are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words made with CANTINGLY letters is CAGY, 10 points; ACYL and CANY on 9 follow. CITY, ANTI and GAIN are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CANTINGLY are led by CAY, CLY and ICY, 8 points each. CAN, ANY and GAY are the familiar ones.
These 6 words have the length of CANTINGLY, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with CA · ending in LY · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CLAYING (13 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CANTINGLY is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANTINGLY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 199) | 156 | 198 | 144 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
42 of the 199 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CANTINGLY, CANTILY, CLYING, CANTLING, GIANTLY, LYTING, CANY, NYING, CLY, GYAL, GYAN, TANLING and 30 more. 13 of the 199 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: GLINTY, TALCY, LAYIN, LINNY, LIGNAN, TIYN, TYIN, YAG, CIG, CLIT, CAL, TIAN and 1 more. 1 of the 199 answers is missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: NANCY.
This word takes every letter of CANTINGLY plus a single extra one.