Unscramble CONSTRINGENT and you have 423 words, CONSTRINGENT itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, CONTINGENTS leads with 14 points. It has 12 letters, 3 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from CONSTRINGENT by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 10 with 10, 27 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
CONTINGENTS is the only one of the 11-letter words in CONSTRINGENT; it scores 14 points.
7 of 10 10-letter words made with CONSTRINGENT letters tie at 13 points; none scores more. CONTINGENT and CONTINENTS will look familiar.
Of the 27 9-letter words from CONSTRINGENT, 12 score 12 points, the group's best. CONTINENT, STRINGENT and INNOCENTS are the ones most people know.
60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble CONSTRINGENT; 13 of them share the top score of 11. CONTENTS, INNOCENT and NITROGEN are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words made with CONSTRINGENT letters, the top score is 10, reached by 17. SECTION, CONTENT and CONSENT are the familiar ones.
60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CONSTRINGENT; 18 of them share the top score of 9. NOTICE, EROTIC and ESCORT are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words from CONSTRINGENT, the top score is 8, reached by 10. COINS, ICONS and CENTS are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words in CONSTRINGENT; 4 of them share the top score of 7. COST, ONCE and NICE are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words made with CONSTRINGENT letters are led by CIG and COG, 6 points each. GET, ITS and GOT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of CONSTRINGENT but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with CO · ending in NT · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CONSENTING, CONTENTING, CONTESTING and RETCONNING (13 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CONSTRINGENT, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONSTRINGENT itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 423) | 315 | 423 | 275 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CONSTERING, COTTERING, ESCOTTING, STEGNOTIC, CENTONIST, COGNISER, CONNINGS, SCERNING, SNOTTERING, CENTOIST, CERNING, CONTRIST and 96 more, 108 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: RETCONNING, CONSIGNER, RECONNING, RECONSIGN, CRINGEST, CORNETTI, CORNETTS, RINGTONES, CORNETT, CRETONS, INCENTS, NEONICS and 28 more, 40 in all.
This word takes every letter of CONSTRINGENT plus a single extra one.