Unscramble DAMASCENES to get 289 words. DAMASCENES itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 18 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DAMASCENES split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 4 with 8, 27 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 58 with 3 and 18 with 2.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words made with DAMASCENES letters: DAMASCENE, 14 points.
The 7-letter words from DAMASCENES are led by ACADEME and MENACED, 12 points each. MADNESS is the familiar one.
4 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DAMASCENES tie at 10 points; none scores more. SCENES, DANCES and SESAME will look familiar.
The best of the 5-letter words made with DAMASCENES letters is MACED, 10 points; ACMES and CAMAN on 9 follow. CASES, DANCE and NAMED are everyday picks.
8 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DAMASCENES tie at 8 points; none scores more. MADE, CASE and MEAN will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words from DAMASCENES, CAM and MAC tie for first at 7 points. CAN, SEE and END are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DAMASCENES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with DA · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by ACADEMES (13 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DAMASCENES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAMASCENES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 289) | 216 | 289 | 204 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
73 of the 289 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CAMESES, CASEMAN, CASEMEN, EMACSEN, AMENDES, CAMANS, CAMESE, AMENDE, AMENED, CADEES, CAMAN, DEMANS and 61 more. 12 of the 289 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CASSENA, CASSENE, DECANS, DECAN, MEDS, MASA, MES, DAN, DAS, EDS, DA and SAN.
This word takes every letter of DAMASCENES plus a single extra one.