413 words come out when you unscramble CONVENTIONARY, starting with CONVENTIONARY itself: 21 in Scrabble, 25 in Words With Friends. It has 13 letters, 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from CONVENTIONARY split into 1 with 13 letters, 9 with 10, 22 with 9, 50 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2. None has 12 or 11 letters.
The best of the 10-letter words in CONVENTIONARY is INVOCATORY, 18 points; INNOVATORY on 16 and COINVENTOR on 15 follow. CONVENTION, RENOVATION and REVOCATION are everyday picks.
CONNIVERY and EVOCATORY share the top score of 17 among the 9-letter words made with CONVENTIONARY letters. INVENTORY, CONTAINER and INNOVATOR are the ones most people know.
4 of 50 8-letter words from CONVENTIONARY tie at 16 points; none scores more. CREATION, REACTION and INNOCENT will look familiar.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble CONVENTIONARY, OVERCOY, VICEROY and VICTORY tie for first at 15 points. CERTAIN, VARIETY and CONTAIN are everyday picks.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CONVENTIONARY, 6 score 14 points, the group's best. ACTIVE, NATIVE and VECTOR are the ones most people know.
CARVY and COVEY are the top 5-letter words from CONVENTIONARY, 13 points each. COVER, ENTRY and VOICE will look familiar.
CAVY scores highest among the 4-letter words in CONVENTIONARY at 12 points, ahead of ENVY and NAVY on 10. OVER, CITY and VERY are the ones most people know.
IVY tops the 3-letter words made with CONVENTIONARY letters at 9 points; next come CAY and COY on 8. CAN, ANY and CAR will look familiar.
Keep every letter of CONVENTIONARY but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 7 strongest answers mean; CONVEYOR, VERACITY, VICENARY and VORACITY (16 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts CONVENTIONARY, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONVENTIONARY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 413) | 331 | 410 | 303 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CONVENTIONARY, EVOCATORY, CONNOTIVE, COVYNE, INVOCATOR, NOVENARY, VICARY, CARVY, AVOYER, ENCRATY, INCORONATE, NOVITY and 68 more, 80 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CONNIVERY, COVARY, NONACTIVE, CONNATION, COVINE, CROONY, RAVEY, ACTIONER, CONVO, ENACTION, NONTONIC, ORACY and 16 more, 28 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: NOVOCAIN. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: NANCY. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: VON.