Unscramble CHICANERY and you have 236 words, CHICANERY itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. CHANCERY is the best of the shorter words, at 18 points. 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.
Words from CHICANERY by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 8 with 7, 28 with 6, 55 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CHICANERY, CHANCY leads with 16 points, then HYENIC on 14 and CHANCE on 13. CANCER, ENRICH and HERNIA are the familiar ones.
YECCH scores highest among the 5-letter words from CHICANERY at 15 points, ahead of CHARY on 13 and CACHE on 12. CHINA, CHAIR and CHAIN are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words made with CHICANERY letters, ACHY, CHAY and YECH tie for first at 12 points. YEAR, EACH and CARE are everyday picks.
6 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CHICANERY tie at 9 points; none scores more. ARE, CAN and ANY will look familiar.
Trade one tile of CHICANERY for another and you can spell these 4 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with CH · ending in RY · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CHANCERY (18 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. CHICANERY is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHICANERY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 236) | 175 | 236 | 163 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CHANCEY, HYACINE, CREACH, CHACE, HAYIER, RECCY, ARCHEI, CHENAR, CHINAR, ENARCH, ERIACH, NICHER and 49 more, 61 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CHANCER, CHAINER, CHICA, INCHER, ARCHI, HIYA, NYAH, CHAI, AHI, CRIA, YER and RAI, 12 in all.