There are 71 words hidden in the letters of CAPTAIN, from 11 two-letter words up to CAPTAIN (7 letters). For points, CAPTAIN is best at 11.
No other single word uses all 7 letters of CAPTAIN. CAPTAIN has 7 letters: 3 vowels and 4 consonants, worth 11 points before any board bonuses.
7-letter words 1
6-letter words 7
capita10captan10catnap10catnip10patina8pinata8taipan8
5-letter words 8
actin7antic7apian7inapt7paint7panic9patin7pinta7
4-letter words 19
acta6anta4anti4atap6cain6cant6nipa6paca8pact8pain6pant6pian6pica8pina6pint6pita6tain4tana4tapa6
3-letter words 25
act5ain3ait3ana3ani3ant3apt5can5cap7cat5nap5nip5nit3pac7pan5pat5pia5pic7pin5pit5tan3tap5tic5tin3tip5
2-letter words 11
aa2ai2an2at2in2it2na2pa4pi4ta2ti2
Words are from our open word list and include some game-only words. Rude words are left out of this page; the unscrambler shows every valid word, lets you add blank tiles and filter by length.