Unscramble DECAGRAM and you have 169 words, DECAGRAM itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, DAMAGER and MEGARAD lead with 11 points. The 8 letters split into 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
D2E1C34A1G23R1A1M34
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DECAGRAM split into 1 with 8 letters, 2 with 7, 6 with 6, 41 with 5, 60 with 4, 44 with 3 and 15 with 2.
MACED scores highest among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DECAGRAM at 10 points, ahead of CADGE and CAGED on 9. GRADE, DREAM and CREAM are the ones most people know.
9 of 60 4-letter words from DECAGRAM tie at 8 points; none scores more. MADE, GAME and CARE will look familiar.
Trade one tile of DECAGRAM for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 8-letter words: starting with DE · ending in AM · all 8-letter words
DECAGRAM first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DECAGRAM works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DECAGRAM itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 169) | 132 | 169 | 121 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
37 of the 169 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MEGARAD, CRAME, MADGE, CAAED, CAMA, CREM, GRAME, MAAED, MACA, DARGA, DRAC, ECAD and 25 more. 11 of the 169 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: MEGARA, MERC, ARAME, CRED, GARDA, MARG, MEGA, MARA, MEG, AREG and DA.
This word takes every letter of DECAGRAM plus a single extra one.