295 words come out when you unscramble DECAGYNOUS, starting with DECAGYNOUS itself: 17 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from DECAGYNOUS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 8, 18 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 34 with 2. None has 9 letters.
ECDYSON scores highest among the 7-letter words made with DECAGYNOUS letters at 13 points, ahead of CYANOSE on 12 and CONGAED on 11. DEACONS is the one most people know.
60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DECAGYNOUS; 6 of them share the top score of 12. SECOND, AGENCY and CAUSED are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words from DECAGYNOUS, CADGY leads with 12 points, then CAGEY and CANDY on 11. YOUNG, SANDY and DECAY are the familiar ones.
CAGY scores highest among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DECAGYNOUS at 10 points, ahead of CANY and CAYS on 9. DAYS, CODE and GUYS are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words from DECAGYNOUS, CAY and COY tie for first at 8 points. CAN, ANY and DAY are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DECAGYNOUS but one, change that one, and you get:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CYANOSED (14 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
DECAGYNOUS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DECAGYNOUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 295) | 215 | 292 | 199 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
79 of the 295 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DECAGYNOUS, CYANOSE, SCUNGY, CUNDY, DANCY, GAUCY, SCODY, SCOUGED, SCUNGED, YCOND, CONGED, COUGANS and 67 more. 17 of the 295 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DANCEY, COADY, COYAUS, COYAU, SYCON, COUDES, DECANS, GYNOS, SAYED, YAGES, GYNO, YAGE and 5 more. 2 of the 295 answers are missing from Scrabble UK: GOYS and GOY. 1 of the 295 answers is missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: DAGOES.