Unscramble SUBSIDENCY to get 248 words. SUBSIDENCY itself is a real word: 18 points on a Scrabble board, 21 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from SUBSIDENCY by length: 1 with 10 letters, 16 with 7, 32 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2. None has 9 or 8 letters.
BENDYS, SYNCED and SYNDIC are the top 6-letter words made with SUBSIDENCY letters, 12 points each. ISSUED, CENSUS and INDUCE will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from SUBSIDENCY, 5 score 11 points, the group's best. DISCS, BUSES and BINDS are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBSIDENCY is BYDE, 10 points; BEYS and BUSY on 9 follow. DISC, BIDS and BEDS are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words from SUBSIDENCY, the top score is 8, reached by 5. BUY, END and YES are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of SUBSIDENCY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with SU · ending in CY · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ECDYSIS, SUBSIDY and SYNDICS (13 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SUBSIDENCY 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUBSIDENCY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 248) | 179 | 248 | 174 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
69 of the 248 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SUBSIDENCY, SEBUNDY, BYSSINE, BUNCED, BUNDY, BYDES, CUNDY, ENDYSIS, BUNCES, BUNDIES, BYDE, CUNDIES and 57 more. 5 of the 248 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SUNBEDS, SUNBED, UNICED, BES and EDS.