Unscramble CENTONIST and you have 269 words, CENTONIST itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. 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.
Counting the words from CENTONIST by length: 1 with 9 letters, 6 with 8, 23 with 7, 49 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 51 with 3 and 19 with 2.
Of the 23 7-letter words made with CENTONIST letters, 14 score 9 points, the group's best. SECTION, CONTENT and CONSENT are the ones most people know.
49 6-letter words from CENTONIST; 27 of them share the top score of 8. NOTICE, TENNIS and INTENT are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CENTONIST, the top score is 7, reached by 37. NOTES, NOISE and COINS are the familiar ones.
34 of 60 4-letter words from CENTONIST tie at 6 points; none scores more. NOTE, COST and ONCE will look familiar.
Of the 51 3-letter words in CENTONIST, 13 score 5 points, the group's best. NOT, ONE and ITS are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of CENTONIST for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with CE · ending in ST · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CONTENTS, STENOTIC and TONETICS (10 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: CENTONIST 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTONIST itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 269) | 208 | 269 | 188 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CENTONIST, CENTOIST, CONNIES, COTTISE, ENTOTIC, NOCENTS, CONNES, CONNIE, COTISE, OECIST, SCIENT, COITS and 49 more, 61 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: INCENTS, NEONICS, INCENT, NEONIC, ETICS, ONCET, ECOS, SINNET, STOTIN, TECS, TENNOS, ECO and 8 more, 20 in all.
These 7 words take every letter of CENTONIST plus a single extra one.