249 words come out when you unscramble DAMASCENE, starting with DAMASCENE itself: 14 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
D2A1M34A1S1C34E1N12E1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DAMASCENE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 14 with 7, 38 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 56 with 3 and 18 with 2.
CAMANS, CAMESE and MENACE are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DAMASCENE, 10 points each. DANCES, CEASED and AMENDS will look familiar.
Among the 5-letter words from DAMASCENE, MACED leads with 10 points, then ACMES and CAMAN on 9. MEANS, DANCE and NAMED are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words from DAMASCENE, 8 score 8 points, the group's best. NAME, MADE and CASE are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words in DAMASCENE, CAM and MAC tie for first at 7 points. CAN, SEE and END are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DAMASCENE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DA · ending in NE · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; ACADEMES (13 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DAMASCENE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAMASCENE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 249) | 181 | 249 | 171 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 68 of them: CASEMAN, CASEMEN, EMACSEN, AMENDES, CAMANS, CAMESE, AMENDE, AMENED, CADEES, CAMAN, DEMANS, EMACS and 56 more. Words With Friends* skips 10 of them: DECANS, DECAN, MEDS, MASA, MES, DAN, DAS, EDS, DA and SAN.
These 3 words take every letter of DAMASCENE plus a single extra one.