110 words come out when you unscramble DECEPTIVE, starting with DECEPTIVE itself: 17 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
D2E1C34E1P34T1I1V45E1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from DECEPTIVE split into 1 with 9 letters, 5 with 7, 7 with 6, 14 with 5, 39 with 4, 33 with 3 and 11 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DECEPTIVE, CIVE, VEEP and VICE tie for first at 9 points. EDIT, DEEP and DIET are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DECEPTIVE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DE · ending in VE · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; DECEIVE and EVICTED (13 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. DECEPTIVE is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DECEPTIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 110) | 87 | 110 | 81 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
23 of the 110 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EPICEDE, PEDETIC, CIVE, DEEPIE, DEEVE, PEECE, DEEV, TICED, CIDE, DICT, DIV, EVET and 11 more. 6 of the 110 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DEVI, PEDI, VID, DEP, TEC and TE.