Unscramble GERONTOCRACY and you have 341 words, GERONTOCRACY itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
G23E1R1O1N12T1O1C34R1A1C34Y43
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from GERONTOCRACY split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 10, 1 with 9, 20 with 8, 51 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2. None has 11 letters.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words made with GERONTOCRACY letters: OCTOGENARY, for 16 points.
COCREATOR is the only one of the 9-letter words in GERONTOCRACY; it scores 13 points.
COAGENCY scores highest among the 8-letter words from GERONTOCRACY at 16 points, ahead of CARRYCOT and CORNETCY on 15. CATEGORY, CONTRARY and CORONARY are the ones most people know.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble GERONTOCRACY, COGENCY leads with 15 points, then CRYOGEN and GROCERY on 13. CORRECT, CONCERT and CARTOON are the familiar ones.
AGENCY and CYGNET are the top 6-letter words from GERONTOCRACY, 12 points each. CANCER, CORNER and ACCENT will look familiar.
Among the 5-letter words in GERONTOCRACY, ACCOY and RECCY tie for first at 12 points. ENTRY, CARRY and GRACE are everyday picks.
OCCY tops the 4-letter words made with GERONTOCRACY letters at 11 points; next come CAGY on 10 and CANY on 9. GRAY, GREY and YOGA will look familiar.
CAY, COY and CRY share the top score of 8 among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble GERONTOCRACY. CAN, ANY and CAR are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of GERONTOCRACY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with GE · ending in CY · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by COAGENCY (16 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. GERONTOCRACY is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GERONTOCRACY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 341) | 263 | 340 | 246 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 78 of them: OCTOGENARY, GYROCAR, ACCOY, CORNACRE, ENCRATY, RECCY, TRANCEY, CARRECT, CENTRY, CONACRE, COONTY, CRAYER and 66 more. Words With Friends* skips 17 of them: CARRYCOT, CRAYONER, NEGATORY, CROONY, GOONERY, CRYER, ORACY, GOATY, CANOER, GYNO, YAGE, OATY and 5 more. Scrabble UK skips 1 of them: GOY.