219 words come out when you unscramble SURROGACY, starting with SURROGACY itself: 15 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SURROGACY by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 3 with 7, 17 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 17 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in SURROGACY: GYROCARS, for 14 points.
Among the 5-letter words from SURROGACY, GAUCY leads with 11 points, then CARRY and CORYS on 10. SORRY, SUGAR and CARGO are the familiar ones.
The best of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SURROGACY is CAGY, 10 points; CAYS and CORY on 9 follow. CARS, GUYS and GRAY are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words from SURROGACY are led by CAY, COY and CRY, 8 points each. CAR, GAY and SAY are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of SURROGACY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with SU · ending in CY · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CURSORY (12 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SURROGACY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SURROGACY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 219) | 162 | 217 | 135 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 57 of them: GYROCARS, GYROCAR, GAUCY, SCAURY, YARCOS, CRAYS, CRUSY, GYROUS, SCRAY, YARCO, CRAY, GOARY and 45 more. Words With Friends* skips 27 of them: COYAUS, CORYS, COYAU, ORACY, GUACS, YAGS, ACROS, GUAC, OSCAR, RYUS, YAG, YOUS and 15 more. Scrabble UK skips 2 of them: GOYS and GOY.