The letters in ANCESTORS make 602 words of two letters or more. The longest is ANCESTORS at 9 letters, and the highest-scoring is ANCESTORS at 11 points.
No other single word uses all 9 letters of ANCESTORS. ANCESTORS has 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants, worth 11 points before any board bonuses.
9-letter words 1
8-letter words 10
7-letter words 43
actress9ancress9ascents9atoners7canters9cantors9carnets9cartons9caserns9casters9castors9censors9coarsen9coaster9coaters9contras9corneas9cornets9corsets9costars9costers9cratons9enactor9escorts9narcose9nectars9nestors7octanes9reasons7recants9recasts9scanter9scoters9secants9sectors9senator7senoras7stances9stoners7tanrecs9tensors7trances9treason7
6-letter words 131
acorns8across8actors8antres6arsons6ascent8ascots8assent6assert6assort6astern6asters6atoner6atones6caners8canoes8cansos8canter8cantor8cantos8caress8carets8carnet8carses8cartes8carton8casern8caster8castes8castor8caters8censor8centos8centra8cestas8cestos8coarse8coasts8coater8contes8contra8cornea8cornet8corses8corset8cosets8cosset8costae8costar8coster8cotans8cranes8crases8crates8craton8crests8crones8crosse8enacts8escars8escort8escots8nacres8narcos8nectar8nestor6noters6oaters6oceans8octane8octans8onsets6orates6ornate6racons8rances8reacts8reason6recant8recast8recons8rectos8roasts6rosets6sanest6santos6sarsen6scants8scares8scarts8scenas8scents8scones8scores8scorns8scoter8season6secant8sector8senora6senors6sensor6seracs8serosa6setons6snares6snores6snorts6sonars6sorest6stance8stanes6stares6stenos6sterna6sterns6stoner6stones6stores6tanrec8tarocs8tasers6tenors6tensor6toners6torses6traces8trance8tronas6trones6tsores6
5-letter words 176
acnes7acorn7acres7actor7aeons5antes5antre5arose5arson5ascot7asset5aster5atone5caner7canes7canoe7canso7canst7canto7cants7cares7caret7carns7carse7carte7carts7cases7caste7casts7cater7cates7cento7cents7ceros7certs7cesar7cesta7coast7coats7cones7conte7cores7corns7corse7coses7coset7costa7coste7costs7cotan7cotes7crane7crass7crate7cress7crest7crone7cross7earns5easts5enact7escar7escot7etnas5nacre7narco7narcs7nares5nates5nears5neats5nerts5nests5noses5noter5notes5oases5oasts5oaten5oater5ocean7ocrea7octan7onset5orate5orcas7races7racon7rance7rants5rases5rates5ratos5react7recon7recta7recto7rents5resat5rests5roans5roast5roses5roset5rotas5rotes5saner5sanes5santo5saros5sates5scans7scant7scare7scars7scart7scats7scena7scent7scone7score7scorn7scots7sears5seats5sects7senor5sensa5serac7seton5snare5snore5snort5snots5soars5sonar5sones5soras5sores5sorns5sorta5sorts5stane5stare5stars5steno5stern5stoae5stoas5stone5store5taces7tacos7tares5tarns5taroc7taros5taser5tasse5tears5tenor5terns5toeas5toner5tones5toras5torcs7tores5torse5trace7trans5trass5tress5trona5trone5tsars5
4-letter words 144
aces6acne6acre6acts6aeon4aero4anes4ante4ants4arco6arcs6ares4arts4ates4cane6cans6cant6care6carn6cars6cart6case6cast6cate6cats6cent6cero6cess6coat6cone6cons6core6corn6coss6cost6cote6cots6earn4ears4east4eats4eons4eras4erns4eros4erst4etas4etna4naos4narc6near4neat4ness4nest4nets4noes4nose4nota4note4oars4oast4oats4ocas6once6ones4orca6orcs6ores4orts4osar4oses4ossa4race6rant4rase4rate4rato4rats4recs6rent4rest4rets4roan4rocs6roes4rose4rota4rote4rots4sacs6sane4sans4sate4scan6scar6scat6scot6sear4seas4seat4secs6sect6sens4sent4sera4sers4seta4sets4snot4soar4sone4sons4sora4sore4sorn4sort4sots4star4stoa4stor4tace6taco6tans4taos4tare4tarn4taro4tars4tass4tear4teas4tens4tern4toea4toes4tone4tons4tora4torc6tore4torn4tors4toss4tsar4
3-letter words 73
ace5act5ane3ant3arc5are3ars3art3ate3can5car5cat5con5cor5cos5cot5ear3eat3ens3eon3era3ern3ers3ert3ess3eta3nae3net3nor3nos3not3oar3oat3oca5oes3one3ons3ora3orc5ore3ors3ort3ose3ran3ras3rat3rec5res3ret3roc5roe3rot3sac5sae3sat3sea3sec5sen3ser3set3son3sos3sot3tae3tan3tao3tar3tas3tea3ten3toe3ton3tor3
2-letter words 24
ae2an2ar2as2at2cs4en2er2es2et2na2ne2no2oe2on2or2os2re2rs2so2ss2ta2to2ts2
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