Unscramble ORDONNANCES to get 328 words. ORDONNANCES itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 18 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, NANOSECOND, NONDANCERS and ORDONNANCE lead with 13 points. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from ORDONNANCES split into 1 with 11 letters, 3 with 10, 5 with 9, 10 with 8, 45 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
All 3 of the 10-letter words made with ORDONNANCES letters score 13 points.
Of the 45 7-letter words you get when you unscramble ORDONNANCES, 20 score 10 points, the group's best. SCANNER, SCANNED and DANCERS are the ones most people know.
33 of 60 6-letter words made with ORDONNANCES letters tie at 9 points; none scores more. SECOND, SACRED and SCORED will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ORDONNANCES, 37 score 8 points, the group's best. CARDS, DANCE and CANON are the ones most people know.
19 of 60 4-letter words from ORDONNANCES tie at 7 points; none scores more. CODE, CASE and CARE will look familiar.
The 3-letter words in ORDONNANCES are led by CAD, COD and DOC, 6 points each. ARE, CAN and CAR are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of ORDONNANCES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with OR · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with NANOSECOND and NONDANCERS (13 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept ORDONNANCES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORDONNANCES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 328) | 270 | 328 | 237 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DRACONES, CONDERS, CORSNED, DRACONE, SARCODE, CARNOSE, CEROONS, CONDER, DOOCES, EARCONS, RANCED, CARONS and 46 more, 58 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: NONSACRED, DOORCASE, ACORNED, CARDONS, DACRONS, CANOERS, CARDON, CONNORS, DACRON, DECANS, NEOCONS, NONCORE and 21 more, 33 in all.