Unscramble DECEIVINGS and you have 268 words, DECEIVINGS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. DECEIVING is the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. It has 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from DECEIVINGS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 3 with 8, 19 with 7, 56 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 56 with 3 and 12 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in DECEIVINGS: DECEIVING, for 16 points.
The 7-letter words from DECEIVINGS are led by DEVICES and EVINCED, 13 points each. INDICES and SEEDING are the familiar ones.
DEVICE, VICING and VISCID are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DECEIVINGS, 12 points each. DESIGN, INSIDE and SIGNED will look familiar.
VICED scores highest among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DECEIVINGS at 11 points, ahead of CIVES and CIVIE on 10. GIVEN, GIVES and SEVEN are the ones most people know.
CIVE and VICE are the top 4-letter words from DECEIVINGS, 9 points each. EVEN, GIVE and NICE will look familiar.
56 3-letter words in DECEIVINGS; 5 of them share the top score of 7. SEE, END and DIE are everyday picks.
These 6 words have the length of DECEIVINGS, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with DE · ending in GS · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DECEIVING (16 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts DECEIVINGS, but the Words With Friends list does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DECEIVINGS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 268) | 214 | 268 | 203 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 53 of them: DECEIVINGS, DEEVING, DICINGS, VISCIN, CIDING, CIVES, GIVED, INCEDES, VENDIS, VISIED, CIVE, DEEVS and 41 more. Words With Friends* skips 12 of them: DIVINGS, DEVIS, VEGES, DEVI, VINS, SEV, VIN, DESI, EDS, GIS, NEG and SIG. Scrabble US skips 1 of them: DI.