Unscramble DECAYABLE and you have 184 words, DECAYABLE itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are ALCAYDE, BELAYED and DYEABLE, 13 points each. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from DECAYABLE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 5 with 7, 9 with 6, 42 with 5, 58 with 4, 51 with 3 and 18 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Among 42 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DECAYABLE, the top score is 11, reached by 11. CABLE, DELAY and BLADE are the familiar ones.
BYDE tops the 4-letter words from DECAYABLE at 10 points; next come ABLY and ABYE on 9. ABLE, LEAD and DEAL will look familiar.
Of the 51 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DECAYABLE, 6 score 8 points, the group's best. DAY, BAD and BAY are the ones most people know.
These 4 words have the length of DECAYABLE, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with DE · ending in LE · all 9-letter words
DECAYABLE first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DECAYABLE is a Scrabble word (Scrabble US and Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DECAYABLE itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 184) | 137 | 184 | 128 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 47 of them: BEDYE, BLADY, YCLED, ALAYED, ALEYED, BAYLE, BELACE, BYDE, ABCEE, BAYE, BLAY, BLEY and 35 more. Words With Friends* skips 9 of them: DECAYABLE, ABYED, YCLAD, ABLED, BEAL, BAE, CAL, LEDE and DA.