177 words come out when you unscramble CONTUMACY, starting with CONTUMACY itself: 18 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. CACONYM is the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from CONTUMACY by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 7, 11 with 6, 31 with 5, 49 with 4, 58 with 3 and 24 with 2. None has 8 letters.
The 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTUMACY are led by ACCOY and YUCCA, 12 points each. COUNT, MOUNT and CANTO are the familiar ones.
Among the 4-letter words from CONTUMACY, CYMA and OCCY tie for first at 11 points. MANY, AUTO and ATOM are everyday picks.
MYC scores highest among the 3-letter words made with CONTUMACY letters at 10 points, ahead of CAY and COY on 8. NOT, CAN and MAY are the ones most people know.
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CACONYM (16 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CONTUMACY 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTUMACY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 177) | 133 | 177 | 122 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 43 of them: OCCAMY, ACCOY, OCCAM, OCCY, TOYMAN, CATCON, MANTY, MONACT, MOTUCA, CANY, MATY, MOYA and 31 more. Words With Friends* skips 12 of them: CACONYM, AUTONYM, COYAU, MONTY, MYC, CAMO, NOYAU, OATY, OMA, TAUON, TUM and OUTA. Scrabble US skips 1 of them: CUNT.