178 words come out when you unscramble DECENTNESS, starting with DECENTNESS itself: 13 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
D2E1C34E1N12T1N12E1S1S1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from DECENTNESS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 4 with 9, 5 with 8, 10 with 7, 29 with 6, 47 with 5, 50 with 4, 23 with 3 and 9 with 2.
Among 29 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DECENTNESS, the top score is 9, reached by 6. SCENES, DECENT and NESTED are the familiar ones.
Among the 5-letter words in DECENTNESS, CEDES and SCEND tie for first at 8 points. NEEDS, TEENS and SENSE are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words made with DECENTNESS letters, CEDE leads with 7 points, then CEES and CENS on 6. NEED, SEND and TEEN are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of DECENTNESS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with DE · ending in SS · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with SENTENCED and TENDENCES (12 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
DECENTNESS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DECENTNESS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 178) | 122 | 178 | 105 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DECENTNESS, SCENED, CTENES, DENNETS, STEENED, STENNED, CESSE, CTENE, DENETS, DENNET, NEESED, SEDENT and 44 more, 56 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SENESCED, SENESCE, TECS, TENNES, ESNES, NENES, SENES, SENTS, TEC, TENNE, EDS, ESNE and 5 more, 17 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of DECENTNESS plus a single extra one.