Unscramble COMPLEMENTARY and you have 441 words, COMPLEMENTARY itself among them: it scores 24 in Scrabble and 29 in Words With Friends. 13 letters: 4 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from COMPLEMENTARY split into 1 with 13 letters, 12 with 10, 27 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 41 with 2. None has 12 or 11 letters.
Among the 10-letter words made with COMPLEMENTARY letters, COMMENTARY, EMPLOYMENT and PYCNOMETER tie for first at 19 points. COMPLEMENT is an everyday pick.
Among the 9-letter words in COMPLEMENTARY, COPAYMENT leads with 18 points, then MANOMETRY and MOMENTARY on 16. PLACEMENT, TOLERANCE and REPAYMENT are the familiar ones.
The best of the 8-letter words from COMPLEMENTARY is MYCETOMA, 17 points; CALOTYPE and CALYPTER on 15 follow. COMPLETE, RECENTLY and EMPLOYER are everyday picks.
The 7-letter words you get when you unscramble COMPLEMENTARY are led by CAMPERY, COMPANY and EMPYEMA, 16 points each. COMPARE, COMMENT and PAYMENT are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble COMPLEMENTARY tie at 15 points; none scores more. MEMORY, COMPLY and MERELY will look familiar.
Among the 5-letter words from COMPLEMENTARY, CAMPY, COMMY and POMMY tie for first at 14 points. EMPTY, ENEMY and MERCY are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words in COMPLEMENTARY, 10 score 11 points, the group's best. MANY, TYPE and PLAY are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words made with COMPLEMENTARY letters, MYC leads with 10 points, then CAY and CLY on 8. MAY, ANY and MAP are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of COMPLEMENTARY for another and you can spell this word:
More 13-letter words: starting with CO · ending in RY · all 13-letter words
Short meanings for the 5 highest-scoring answers, starting with PYCNOMETER (19 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept COMPLEMENTARY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMPLEMENTARY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 441) | 342 | 440 | 316 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 99 of them: CYANOMETER, PLANOMETRY, CAMPERY, CLAPOMETER, NYCTALOPE, CAMPLY, CLOYMENT, CONTEMPER, EMPLECTON, METOPRYL, TELECOPY, ALECTRYON and 87 more. Words With Friends* skips 25 of them: PENTAMERY, COMMENTER, CRAMPY, CRENATELY, MERONYM, MYOMERE, TELECOMM, PERCENTAL, PRELOCATE, TRAMPY, ACTORLY, COPAY and 13 more. Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: CAPNOMETER.