Unscramble CONTINGENCES to get 358 words. CONTINGENCES itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 23 in Words With Friends. CONTINGENCE is the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from CONTINGENCES by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 9 with 10, 9 with 9, 23 with 8, 52 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
CONTINGENCE tops the 11-letter words made with CONTINGENCES letters at 16 points; next comes CONTINENCES on 15.
The 10-letter words in CONTINGENCES are led by CONGENETIC, CONNECTING and ENSCONCING, 15 points each. SENTENCING is the familiar one.
COGENCES, CONGENIC and SCONCING share the top score of 13 among the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTINGENCES. GENETICS, INNOCENT and CONNECTS are the ones most people know.
The best of the 7-letter words made with CONTINGENCES letters is COGENCE, 12 points; CONCEIT and CONCENT on 11 follow. SECTION, SCIENCE and CONNECT are everyday picks.
5 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTINGENCES tie at 10 points; none scores more. NOTICE, ENGINE and SCENIC will look familiar.
60 5-letter words from CONTINGENCES; 5 of them share the top score of 9. SCENE, CISCO and COINS are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words in CONTINGENCES are led by ECCE and ECCO, 8 points each. COST, ONCE and NICE are the familiar ones.
CIG and COG share the top score of 6 among the 3-letter words made with CONTINGENCES letters. NOT, GET and ITS are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of CONTINGENCES for another and you can spell these 3 words:
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The 5 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CONNECTING and ENSCONCING (15 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
CONTINGENCES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTINGENCES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 358) | 272 | 358 | 246 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CONGENETIC, COGENCES, CONGENIC, CONSCIENT, COGENCE, INSCONCE, CONNINGS, ICESTONE, OCCIES, SCENING, CINCT, COGIES and 74 more, 86 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ECTOGENIC, ECESIC, INCENTS, NEONICS, INCENT, NEONIC, TIGNONS, CIGS, ETICS, ONCET, TENNESI, CIG and 14 more, 26 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of CONTINGENCES plus a single extra one.