509 words come out when you unscramble DEARTICULATING, starting with DEARTICULATING itself: 18 in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends. The 14 letters split into 6 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DEARTICULATING by length: 1 with 14 letters, 7 with 12, 15 with 11, 30 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 36 with 2. None has 13 letters.
Among the 12-letter words made with DEARTICULATING letters, DILACERATING leads with 16 points, then ARTICULATING and CLAIRAUDIENT on 15.
15 11-letter words in DEARTICULATING; 5 of them share the top score of 15. ARTICULATED is an everyday pick.
CINGULATED, DETRACTING and RADICATING are the top 10-letter words from DEARTICULATING, 14 points each. ARTICULATE will look familiar.
Of the 60 9-letter words you get when you unscramble DEARTICULATING, 10 score 13 points, the group's best. IDENTICAL, DIRECTING and EDUCATING are the ones most people know.
Among 60 8-letter words made with DEARTICULATING letters, the top score is 12, reached by 11. CALENDAR, CREATING and GUIDANCE are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DEARTICULATING, 16 score 11 points, the group's best. CEILING, CITADEL and GLANCED are the ones most people know.
10 of 60 6-letter words from DEARTICULATING tie at 10 points; none scores more. CREDIT, ACTING and ARCADE will look familiar.
CADGE and CAGED share the top score of 9 among the 5-letter words in DEARTICULATING. DANCE, GRACE and CITED are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words made with DEARTICULATING letters; 28 of them share the top score of 7. CARE, CARD and CART are everyday picks.
5 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DEARTICULATING tie at 6 points; none scores more. CAN, CAR and END will look familiar.
Keep every letter of DEARTICULATING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 14-letter words: starting with DE · ending in NG · all 14-letter words
Here is what the 5 strongest answers mean; ACIDULATING and REDICTATING (15 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DEARTICULATING is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the Words With Friends list leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEARTICULATING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 509) | 405 | 509 | 379 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 103 of them: DEARTICULATING, DILACERATING, UNGLACIATED, CINGULATED, REACTUATING, CITIGRADE, AUDIENCIA, CAUDLING, CLARETING, CUITERING, DECALING, DIACTINAL and 91 more. Words With Friends* skips 27 of them: REDICTATING, CLITTERING, INTAGLIATED, LACINIATED, CULTRATED, ERADICANT, GUANCIALE, GUANCIALI, INDUCTILE, CINGULAR, CATAGEN, GLACED and 15 more. Scrabble US skips 1 of them: DI.