Unscramble CHANTILLY and you have 195 words, CHANTILLY itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, LICHTLY leads with 15 points. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from CHANTILLY split into 1 with 9 letters, 6 with 7, 15 with 6, 45 with 5, 60 with 4, 50 with 3 and 18 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Of the 45 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CHANTILLY, 5 score 13 points, the group's best. CHINA, CHAIN and YACHT are the ones most people know.
ACHY, CHAY and LYCH are the top 4-letter words from CHANTILLY, 12 points each. CITY, CALL and CHAT will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words in CHANTILLY, HAY, THY and YAH tie for first at 9 points. ALL, CAN and ANY are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of CHANTILLY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with CH · ending in LY · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; LICHTLY (15 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
CHANTILLY is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHANTILLY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 195) | 160 | 195 | 143 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CHANTILLY, CYATHI, HYLIC, TICHY, CANTILY, HAILY, LINCH, NICHT, CANY, CHAL, NACH, TICH and 23 more, 35 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: LINHAY, LYCH, HIYA, LANCH, NYAH, TALCY, CATH, CHAI, HAINT, LAYIN, THALI, TIYN and 5 more, 17 in all.
This word takes every letter of CHANTILLY plus a single extra one.