396 words come out when you unscramble QUADRIVALENCY, starting with QUADRIVALENCY itself: 31 in Scrabble, 35 in Words With Friends. INADEQUACY is the best of the shorter words, at 25 points. 13 letters: 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from QUADRIVALENCY by length: 1 with 13 letters, 2 with 10, 8 with 9, 54 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2. None has 12 or 11 letters.
Among the 10-letter words made with QUADRIVALENCY letters, INADEQUACY leads with 25 points, then NAVICULARE on 15.
The best of the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble QUADRIVALENCY is ADEQUACY, 23 points; QUANDARY on 21 and ACQUIRED on 20 follow. CALENDAR, CYLINDER and CARNIVAL are everyday picks.
The 7-letter words from QUADRIVALENCY are led by QUAVERY and QUIVERY, 22 points each. ALREADY, ADVANCE and ACQUIRE are the familiar ones.
CLIQUY tops the 6-letter words made with QUADRIVALENCY letters at 20 points; next come QUAVER and QUIVER on 18. ADVICE, NICELY and CARVED will look familiar.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble QUADRIVALENCY is QUAYD, 18 points; QUERY and QUEYN on 17 follow. EQUAL, VINYL and CANDY are everyday picks.
QUAY and QUEY share the top score of 16 among the 4-letter words from QUADRIVALENCY. VERY, VICE and LADY are the ones most people know.
QIN and QUA are the top 3-letter words in QUADRIVALENCY, 12 points each. ANY, DAY and VAN will look familiar.
Keep every letter of QUADRIVALENCY but one, change that one, and you get:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by ADEQUACY (23 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: QUADRIVALENCY 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUADRIVALENCY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 396) | 310 | 396 | 281 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: QUADRIVALENCY, ACQUIRAL, QUAYD, QUEYN, EQUINAL, EQUALI, NAVICULARE, ADENYLIC, CALENDRY, CAULINARY, LYCAENID, QUAIR and 74 more, 86 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: AYURVEDIC, DIVALENCY, CINQ, UNDERCLAY, QADI, UNCARVED, ARCANELY, DAYCARE, UNREADILY, VACAY, VARICEAL, VINCULAR and 17 more, 29 in all.