Unscramble DANCETTES to get 281 words. DANCETTES itself is a real word: 12 points on a Scrabble board, 14 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, DANCETTE leads with 11 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DANCETTES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 23 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 58 with 3 and 18 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words made with DANCETTES letters: DANCETTE, for 11 points.
Of the 23 7-letter words in DANCETTES, 11 score 10 points, the group's best. ENACTED, DESCENT and SCENTED are the ones most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words from DANCETTES, the top score is 9, reached by 17. ESTATE, SENATE and STATED are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DANCETTES, 14 score 8 points, the group's best. NEEDS, DANCE and STAND are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DANCETTES; 7 of them share the top score of 7. DATE, NEED and SEND are everyday picks.
CAD tops the 3-letter words from DANCETTES at 6 points; next come ACE and ACT on 5. CAN, SEE and SET will look familiar.
Keep every letter of DANCETTES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DA · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DECANES, DECANTS, DESCANT, DESCENT, DETECTS, ENACTED, ENCASED and SCANTED (10 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts DANCETTES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANCETTES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 281) | 222 | 281 | 206 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
59 of the 281 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DANCETTES, DANCETTE, DECTETS, CADEES, CANTEST, CASTED, DECTET, SCENED, CADEE, CTENES, ECADS, SCAND and 47 more. 16 of the 281 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DECANS, CENTAS, DECAN, ATTED, TECS, DANS, TEC, DAN, DAS, EDS, ATS, DA and 4 more.
These 2 words take every letter of DANCETTES plus a single extra one.