405 words come out when you unscramble CORDECTOMIES, starting with CORDECTOMIES itself: 19 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. ECTODERMIC and MICROCODES are the best of the shorter words, at 17 points. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from CORDECTOMIES split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 4 with 10, 17 with 9, 52 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2.
OSTEODERMIC is the only one of the 11-letter words made with CORDECTOMIES letters; it scores 16 points.
ECTODERMIC and MICROCODES are the top 10-letter words in CORDECTOMIES, 17 points each.
MICROCODE scores highest among the 9-letter words from CORDECTOMIES at 16 points, ahead of ECTOMERIC on 15 and CODIRECTS on 14.
COSMETIC tops the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble CORDECTOMIES at 14 points; next come CODIRECT and COMEDIES on 13. DOMESTIC, DISCRETE and DISCREET will look familiar.
COMEDIC and ECDEMIC share the top score of 14 among the 7-letter words made with CORDECTOMIES letters. CREDITS, METRICS and DIRECTS are the ones most people know.
COMICE, COMICS and COSMIC are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CORDECTOMIES, 12 points each. CREDIT, SOCCER and CRIMES will look familiar.
Among the 5-letter words from CORDECTOMIES, COMIC leads with 11 points, then CODEC and DEMIC on 10. COMES, CRIME and CODES are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words in CORDECTOMIES; 16 of them share the top score of 8. CODE, COME and MODE are everyday picks.
MIC and MOC share the top score of 7 among the 3-letter words made with CORDECTOMIES letters. DIE, MET and ICE are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of CORDECTOMIES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with CO · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by ECTODERMIC (17 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CORDECTOMIES is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORDECTOMIES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 405) | 325 | 405 | 288 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 80 of them: CORDECTOMIES, OSTEODERMIC, ECDEMIC, COMICES, MISCREED, MOCCIES, COMICE, COOMIEST, COSMOID, DECCIES, DECIMES, DOTCOMS and 68 more. Words With Friends* skips 37 of them: ECTODERMIC, ECTOMERIC, COMEDIST, CORTICOSE, CREOSOTIC, EMOCORES, SCOOTERED, COSMID, DEMISTER, DOOMIEST, EMOCORE, RECCED and 25 more.