249 words come out when you unscramble DECAPODOUS, starting with DECAPODOUS itself: 16 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from DECAPODOUS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 8, 11 with 7, 33 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Of the 33 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DECAPODOUS, 9 score 11 points, the group's best. CAUSED, PSEUDO and SPACED are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words from DECAPODOUS, CAPED, COPED and PACED tie for first at 10 points. SPACE, CODES and SCOPE are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with DECAPODOUS letters, 20 score 8 points, the group's best. CODE, CAPE and CAPS are the ones most people know.
6 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DECAPODOUS tie at 7 points; none scores more. ADD, ADS and CUP will look familiar.
Trade one tile of DECAPODOUS for another and you can spell these 2 words:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by DECAPODS (14 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DECAPODOUS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DECAPODOUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 249) | 193 | 249 | 177 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
56 of the 249 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: OPCODES, PEACODS, SCAUPED, SCOUPED, COPSED, OPACOUS, OPCODE, PEACOD, SCAUDED, AUCEPS, DECADS, DOOCED and 44 more. 16 of the 249 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DOCUSOAP, SCOPAE, COUDES, SCOPA, POOED, DEPS, DEP, APO, ECO, OPA, POO, POS and 4 more.