Unscramble CONTINENCY and you have 143 words, CONTINENCY itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
C34O1N12T1I1N12E1N12C34Y43
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from CONTINENCY split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 2 with 8, 3 with 7, 13 with 6, 27 with 5, 45 with 4, 34 with 3 and 17 with 2.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words made with CONTINENCY letters: INNOCENCY, 16 points.
CYNIC tops the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTINENCY at 12 points; next come CONEY and CYTON on 10. TONIC and TONNE will look familiar.
The best of the 4-letter words from CONTINENCY is OCCY, 11 points; CITY and CONY on 9 follow. NOTE, ONCE and NONE are everyday picks.
These 6 words have the length of CONTINENCY, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with CO · ending in CY · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by INNOCENCY (16 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts CONTINENCY, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTINENCY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 143) | 113 | 143 | 99 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CONTINENCY, CONCEITY, OCCY, CINCT, CYTE, YONNIE, CONNIE, ECCO, NONNY, CONNE, EYOT, TOEY and 18 more, 30 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CECITY, INCENT, NEONIC, TENNY, ONCET, TIYN, TYIN, ECO, TEC, TENNO, NONI, TEIN and 2 more, 14 in all.
This word takes every letter of CONTINENCY plus a single extra one.