Unscramble DEBATEFUL and you have 243 words, DEBATEFUL itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, FLATBED, FEELBAD and LEAFBUD lead with 13 points. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from DEBATEFUL by length: 1 with 9 letters, 10 with 7, 31 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
BEFELD and FABLED are the top 6-letter words in DEBATEFUL, 12 points each. DEBATE, DEFEAT and FUELED will look familiar.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DEBATEFUL, FABLE leads with 10 points, then DEFAT and DELFT on 9. TABLE, ADULT and DELTA are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 4-letter words from DEBATEFUL tie at 9 points; none scores more. LEFT, ABLE and FEEL will look familiar.
FAB and FUB share the top score of 8 among the 3-letter words made with DEBATEFUL letters. BUT, LET and DUE are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of DEBATEFUL for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with DE · ending in UL · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; FLATBED (13 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DEBATEFUL is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEBATEFUL itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 243) | 195 | 243 | 182 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
48 of the 243 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DEBATEFUL, FEELBAD, LEAFBUD, BEAUFET, BEFELD, FABLET, FAUTED, FEALED, FEATED, BAFT, BLATED, ELFED and 36 more. 13 of the 243 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DEFUEL, DELEAF, FEEB, ABLED, FAB, LUBED, DEF, BEAL, BAE, FE, LUD, DA and 1 more.