Unscramble CORNSTONE and you have 278 words, CORNSTONE itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. CONNOTES and CORONETS are the best of the shorter words, at 10 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from CORNSTONE split into 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 24 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 54 with 3 and 16 with 2.
Of the 24 7-letter words made with CORNSTONE letters, 19 score 9 points, the group's best. CONSENT, SCOOTER and CONSORT are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words from CORNSTONE; 34 of them share the top score of 8. SECTOR, ESCORT and SOONER are everyday picks.
43 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CORNSTONE tie at 7 points; none scores more. NOTES, SCORE and CENTS will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words in CORNSTONE, 30 score 6 points, the group's best. NOTE, COST and ONCE are the ones most people know.
54 3-letter words made with CORNSTONE letters; 13 of them share the top score of 5. NOT, ONE and SET are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of CORNSTONE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with CO · ending in NE · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CONNOTES and CORONETS (10 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: CORNSTONE is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORNSTONE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 278) | 213 | 278 | 181 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CORNSTONE, CEROONS, CONSTER, CRESTON, CRONETS, NOCENTS, CEROON, CONNES, COOSEN, COOSER, CRONET, ONCERS and 53 more, 65 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CONNORS, CRETONS, NEOCONS, NONCORE, RETCONS, CONNOR, NEOCON, NORTENOS, RETCON, CERTS, NOONERS, NORTENO and 20 more, 32 in all.
These 5 words take every letter of CORNSTONE plus a single extra one.