377 words come out when you unscramble CONSTRAINTS, starting with CONSTRAINTS itself: 13 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. Among the shorter answers, 5 reach 12 points, CONSTRAINT, CONSTRAINS and NARCOTISTS among them. 11 letters: 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from CONSTRAINTS split into 1 with 11 letters, 7 with 10, 15 with 9, 33 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
Among 7 10-letter words made with CONSTRAINTS letters, the top score is 12, reached by 5. CONSTRAINT is the familiar one.
15 9-letter words in CONSTRAINTS; 12 of them share the top score of 11. SANCTIONS, CONSTANTS and CONTRASTS are everyday picks.
Among 33 8-letter words you get when you unscramble CONSTRAINTS, the top score is 10, reached by 25. CONTAINS, STATIONS and CONSTANT are the familiar ones.
45 of 60 7-letter words from CONSTRAINTS tie at 9 points; none scores more. ARTISTS, ACTIONS and NATIONS will look familiar.
The 6-letter words from CONSTRAINTS come to 60, each scoring 8 points. ACTION, ACROSS and CASINO are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 5-letter words in CONSTRAINTS score 7 points. COSTS, CROSS and COAST are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 4-letter words made with CONSTRAINTS letters scores 6. COST, CART and CARS are everyday picks.
19 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CONSTRAINTS tie at 5 points; none scores more. NOT, CAN and ITS will look familiar.
Keep every letter of CONSTRAINTS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with CO · ending in TS · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 5 strongest answers mean; CANONISTS, CONSTANTS, CONTRASTS, NONSTATIC and SANCTIONS (11 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CONSTRAINTS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONSTRAINTS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 377) | 313 | 377 | 289 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NARCOTISTS, TRANSONICS, CONTRISTS, NARCOTIST, STRATONIC, CANTIONS, CONTRATS, CONTRIST, CORNISTS, AIRCONS, CANTION, CONTRAT and 52 more, 64 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: NONSTATIC, CANTORIS, CORTINAS, STRONTIANS, CORTINA, RACINOS, STRONTIAN, ASCONS, OSCARS, RACINO, ACROS, ASCON and 12 more, 24 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of CONSTRAINTS spell the words below.