425 words come out when you unscramble CONSTRAINER, starting with CONSTRAINER itself: 13 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. 6 shorter words score 12, among them CONTAINERS, CINERATORS and CONTRARIES. It has 11 letters, 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CONSTRAINER by length: 1 with 11 letters, 6 with 10, 27 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2.
All 6 of the 10-letter words in CONSTRAINER score 12 points. CONTAINERS is the one most people know.
23 of 27 9-letter words made with CONSTRAINER letters tie at 11 points; none scores more. CONTAINER, REACTIONS and CREATIONS will look familiar.
Of the 60 8-letter words from CONSTRAINER, 56 score 10 points, the group's best. CONTAINS, CREATION and INSTANCE are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble CONSTRAINER scores 9. CERTAIN, ACTIONS and CONTAIN are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words from CONSTRAINER come to 60, each scoring 8 points. ACTION, CASINO and ACTORS are the familiar ones.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words in CONSTRAINER scores 7. COAST, CANON and COINS are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words made with CONSTRAINER letters come to 60, each scoring 6 points. CASE, CARE and COST are the familiar ones.
60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CONSTRAINER; 25 of them share the top score of 5. ARE, CAN and ITS are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of CONSTRAINER but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with CO · ending in ER · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 7 highest-scoring answers, starting with CONTAINERS and CONTRARIES (12 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts CONSTRAINER, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONSTRAINER itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 425) | 343 | 425 | 311 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 82 of them: CONSTRAINER, CINERATORS, NARCOTINES, SANCTIONER, CANONISER, CANTONISE, CENSORIAN, CINERATOR, CORNRENTS, NARCOTINE, NARICORNS, SCRANNIER and 70 more. Words With Friends* skips 32 of them: ACTIONERS, ENACTIONS, NARCOTISE, ACTIONER, CANTORIS, CORTINAS, ENACTION, EROTICAS, TACRINES, ARROCES, ATRESIC, CANOERS and 20 more.
These 3 words take every letter of CONSTRAINER plus a single extra one.