Jumble solved
Is CUSTODY a word? Yes.
CUSTODY is a valid word in the Scrabble dictionary — 7 letters, worth 13 points before any premium squares. It rearranges into 1 anagram, with 71 words hidden inside it.
- Total words
- 71
- Full anagrams
- 1
- Longest answer
- 7 letters
- Vowels : consonants
- 2 : 5
To solve the scramble by hand, set the 2 vowels (U, O) aside first, then try common beginnings and endings — re-, un-, -ing, -ed, -er — against the 5 remaining consonants (C, S, T, D, Y).
custody in a sentence
“A fleet of thirty ships for the custody of the narrow seas.”
— Webster 1913
Anagrams of CUSTODY
One word uses all 7 letters:
- custody
7-letter words
1 word found- custody63
5-letter words
6 words found4-letter words
30 words found+ 15 more 4-letter words
3-letter words
25 words found+ 10 more 3-letter words
2-letter words
9 words foundWords hidden inside CUSTODY
Without moving a single letter, reading custody straight through uncovers 2 shorter words — tody, tod. The longest unbroken run is tody.
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Shorter words inside CUSTODY — solve each on its own:
Best words for tile games
Playing Scrabble or Words with Friends? These finds carry the highest tile values (before any bonus squares).
Letter breakdown
Total Letters
7
Distinct
7
Vowels
29%
U, O
Consonants
71%
C, S, T, D, Y
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Solving CUSTODY: common questions
How do you unscramble the letters custody?
Rearranging the 7 letters in custody produces 71 valid words in total. A quick way to crack a scramble is to pull the vowels out first, then test familiar beginnings and endings (such as re-, un-, -ing, -ed and -er) against the consonants that are left. That approach lands the 7-letter answer custody here. Every arrangement below is checked against a standard word list, so anything listed is a real word.
Does custody have any anagrams?
Using all 7 letters, custody rearranges into exactly one word: custody.
What is the longest word you can make from custody?
The longest solution is custody at 7 letters — it uses the most tiles of any word here.
What are the easiest short words from custody?
Short answers are the quickest to spot: custody yields cod, cos, cot, coy, cud, cut, doc, dos, dot and duo. Two- and three-letter words are handy for warming up, for tricky racks, and for hooking onto letters already on the board in games like Scrabble and Words with Friends.
How is the word "custody" used in a sentence?
Custody is itself a valid word. For example: "A fleet of thirty ships for the custody of the narrow seas." Seeing a jumble answer used in a real sentence makes it easier to remember next time it turns up.
Which word from custody scores best in Scrabble or Words with Friends?
If you are playing a tile game, custody is the top scorer from custody at 63 points, followed by dusty (9), study (9) and cosy (9). Scores depend on the board, but these are the highest face values before any bonus squares.
What smaller words are hidden inside custody?
Read left to right without moving any letters and custody already contains 2 shorter words: tody and tod. The longest run of consecutive letters that spells a word is tody. Because this depends on the exact order, each spelling of the same letters hides a different set.