Unscramble CHALCOGENIDE and you have 388 words, CHALCOGENIDE itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. GEOCACHED is the best of the shorter words, at 18 points. It has 12 letters, 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from CHALCOGENIDE split into 1 with 12 letters, 11 with 9, 38 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 38 with 2. None has 11 or 10 letters.
Of the 38 8-letter words made with CHALCOGENIDE letters, 8 score 16 points, the group's best. COACHING, HEADLINE and GENOCIDE are the ones most people know.
Among 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble CHALCOGENIDE, the top score is 15, reached by 10. CHANGED, HOLDING and HEADING are the familiar ones.
CACHED and CHACED are the top 6-letter words from CHALCOGENIDE, 14 points each. CHANGE, CHOICE and CHANCE will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words in CHALCOGENIDE, the top score is 12, reached by 9. CHINA, CHILD and CHAIN are the familiar ones.
CHIC, CHOC and COCH are the top 4-letter words made with CHALCOGENIDE letters, 11 points each. EACH, HAND and HEAD will look familiar.
60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CHALCOGENIDE; 9 of them share the top score of 8. CAN, HAD and GOD are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of CHALCOGENIDE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with CH · ending in DE · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by GEOCACHED (18 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CHALCOGENIDE works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHALCOGENIDE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 388) | 299 | 388 | 265 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 89 of them: CLACHING, CLICHEED, COACHLINE, CHACING, CHALONIC, CLACHED, CLOGDANCE, CONCHED, GALOCHED, ACCINGED, CHACED, COACHEE and 77 more. Words With Friends* skips 34 of them: GEOCACHED, GEOCACHE, HALOGENIC, GACHED, LANCHED, CHICA, HONGIED, CHING, CHOC, GINCH, GONCH, ANCHO and 22 more.
This word takes every letter of CHALCOGENIDE plus a single extra one.