Unscramble CHAFFRONS and you have 218 words, CHAFFRONS itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. CHAFFRON is the best of the shorter words, at 19 points. It has 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 CHAFFRONS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 5 with 7, 17 with 6, 57 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 17 with 2.
CHAFFRON is the only one of the 8-letter words made with CHAFFRONS letters; it scores 19 points.
CHAFFS tops the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CHAFFRONS at 17 points; next come SHROFF on 15 and SHOFAR on 12. ANCHOR and FRANCS will look familiar.
The best of the 5-letter words from CHAFFRONS is CHAFF, 16 points; HAFFS on 14 and CAFFS on 13 follow. CRASH, RANCH and CHAOS are everyday picks.
HAFF scores highest among the 4-letter words from CHAFFRONS at 13 points, ahead of CAFF and COFF on 12. CARS, CASH and FANS are the ones most people know.
4 of 60 3-letter words in CHAFFRONS tie at 9 points; none scores more. CAN, HAS and OFF will look familiar.
Keep every letter of CHAFFRONS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with CH · ending in NS · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CHAFFS (17 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: CHAFFRONS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAFFRONS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 218) | 174 | 218 | 144 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
44 of the 218 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CHAFFRONS, CHAFFRON, HAFFS, HAFF, SCAFF, SANCHO, CONFS, OSHAC, CHAS, CONF, NACH, RACH and 32 more. 30 of the 218 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: FRANCOS, ANCHOS, FRANCO, NAFFS, ANCHO, CHONS, FAHS, NAFF, OFFA, CAFS, FAH, AFROS and 18 more.