184 words come out when you unscramble CANTINGS, starting with CANTINGS itself: 11 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of CANTINGS is on the page: SCANTING, each 11 points. The 8 letters split into 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from CANTINGS split into 2 with 8 letters, 8 with 7, 17 with 6, 33 with 5, 60 with 4, 50 with 3 and 14 with 2.
The 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CANTINGS are led by ACING and CANGS, 8 points each. SAINT, GIANT and GAINS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with CANTINGS letters, 4 score 7 points, the group's best. SIGN, ANTI and TAGS are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CANTINGS, CAG and CIG tie for first at 6 points. CAN, ITS and ACT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of CANTINGS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with CA · ending in GS · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; SCANTING (11 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts CANTINGS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANTINGS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 184) | 140 | 184 | 128 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
44 of the 184 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CANTINGS, CANGS, CAGS, CANG, CANNS, INGANS, NGATIS, TANGIS, CAG, CANN, CITS, GANTS and 32 more. 12 of the 184 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CANINGS, CIGS, TASING, CIG, SIGNA, TIANS, AGS, GIS, SIG, ATS, GI and SAN.
Each word below uses all the letters of CANTINGS and one more.