Unscramble captains

Unscramble CAPTAINS and you have 222 words, CAPTAINS itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 12 points: CAPITANS. Among the shorter answers, 6 reach 11 points, CAPTAIN, CAPSTAN and CAPITAN among them. The 8 letters split into 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

Looking for panatics? They use the same letters as CAPTAINS, so the words on this page are their answers too.

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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.

Possible Words From captains

By length, the words from CAPTAINS split into 2 with 8 letters, 11 with 7, 24 with 6, 53 with 5, 60 with 4, 57 with 3 and 15 with 2.

8 Letter Words You Can Make with captains

2 8-letter words in CAPTAINS use every letter: CAPTAINS and its 1 anagram CAPITANS, all with 12 points.

7 Letter Words You Can Make with captains

6 of 11 7-letter words made with CAPTAINS letters tie at 11 points; none scores more. CAPTAIN and SATANIC will look familiar.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with captains

Of the 24 6-letter words from CAPTAINS, 7 score 10 points, the group's best. CAPITA, PAINTS and ANTICS are the ones most people know.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with captains

53 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CAPTAINS; 10 of them share the top score of 9. SAINT, PAINT and PANTS are everyday picks.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with captains

Of the 60 4-letter words in CAPTAINS, 8 score 8 points, the group's best. PAST, TIPS and PICS are the ones most people know.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with captains

Among the 3-letter words made with CAPTAINS letters, CAP, PAC and PIC tie for first at 7 points. CAN, ITS and ACT are everyday picks.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with captains

PA and PI share the top score of 4 among the 2-letter words you get when you unscramble CAPTAINS. IN, IS and IT are the ones most people know.

CAPTAINS With One Letter Changed

Keep every letter of CAPTAINS but one, change that one, and you get:

More 8-letter words: starting with CA · ending in NS · all 8-letter words

Meanings of the Strongest CAPTAINS Answers

The meaning of CAPTAINS, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.

Scrabble · Words With Friends points

CAPTAINS 12 · 15
to lead or command
CAPSTAN 11 · 14
a machine used to hoist weights
CAPTAIN 11 · 14
to lead or command
CAPTANS 11 · 14
a fungicide
CATNAPS 11 · 14
to doze
CATNIPS 11 · 14
an aromatic herb
CAPIAS 10 · 12
a judicial writ
CAPITA 10 · 12
a head or head-like part

CAPTAINS in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?

Yes. CAPTAINS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
CAPTAINS itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 222)184222172

* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.

Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CAPITANS, CAPITAN, PANISC, CAPAS, PACTA, SCAPA, SCAPI, ASCIAN, CAPA, CAPI, SANCAI, SAPAN and 26 more, 38 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: TACANS, ACAIS, NAPAS, PAANS, TACAN, ACAI, NAPA, PAAN, PST, TIANS, ATS and SAN, 12 in all.

One Extra Tile and CAPTAINS Grows

Each word below uses all the letters of CAPTAINS and one more.

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