Unscramble COURTYARDS and you have 282 words, COURTYARDS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. COURTYARD is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from COURTYARDS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 6 with 8, 16 with 7, 55 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
CUSTODY tops the 7-letter words from COURTYARDS at 13 points; next come CARROTY and CASTORY on 12. CARROTS, CURATOR and CUSTARD will look familiar.
DARCYS scores highest among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble COURTYARDS at 12 points, ahead of COYAUS and CRUSTY on 11. COURTS, ACTORS and ROTARY are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words in COURTYARDS; 6 of them share the top score of 11. TODAY, STUDY and STORY are everyday picks.
9 of 60 4-letter words made with COURTYARDS letters tie at 9 points; none scores more. DAYS, CARD and TOYS will look familiar.
The 3-letter words you get when you unscramble COURTYARDS are led by CAY, COY and CRY, 8 points each. DAY, CAR and SAY are the familiar ones.
This word has the length of COURTYARDS, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with CO · ending in DS · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CARRYOUTS and CUSTARDY (14 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept COURTYARDS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| COURTYARDS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 282) | 209 | 282 | 189 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 73 of them: CURATORY, CASTORY, DARCYS, CARDY, CRUDY, DARCY, SCAURY, SCODY, YARCOS, CRAYS, CRUSY, DUROYS and 61 more. Words With Friends* skips 20 of them: COADY, COYAUS, CORYS, COYAU, ORACY, CRUDOS, CUATROS, DRYAS, OUTSAY, CRUDO, CUATRO, OATY and 8 more.