Unscramble DECATHLETES and you have 345 words, DECATHLETES itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from DECATHLETES split into 1 with 11 letters, 3 with 10, 5 with 9, 13 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
The best of the 10-letter words made with DECATHLETES letters is DECATHLETE, 16 points; DELECTATES and TELECASTED on 13 follow.
Among the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DECATHLETES, CHELATED, DETACHES and SACHETED tie for first at 14 points. SELECTED and ATHLETES are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words from DECATHLETES, the top score is 13, reached by 11. ELECTED, HEADSET and TEACHES are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words in DECATHLETES, 8 score 12 points, the group's best. CHEATS, CHEESE and DEATHS are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words made with DECATHLETES letters, ACHED, CHADS and ECHED tie for first at 11 points. DEATH, TEACH and HEADS are everyday picks.
CHAD tops the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DECATHLETES at 10 points; next come ACHE and CASH on 9. EACH, HEAD and TECH will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words from DECATHLETES, 4 score 8 points, the group's best. HAS, HAD and ACT are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of DECATHLETES for another and you can spell this word:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by ESCHEATED (15 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DECATHLETES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DECATHLETES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 345) | 279 | 345 | 256 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
66 of the 345 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: STEALTHED, EATCHES, EECHED, ELCHEES, EATCHE, EECHES, ELCHEE, SEALCH, SHEALED, SHEELED, SLEECH, CHALS and 54 more. 23 of the 345 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SATCHELED, DELECTATES, CATHED, DELECTATE, CATHS, DESCALE, TECHS, CATH, ECHT, TECH, AHED, EASELED and 11 more.