Unscramble DECEPTORY to get 230 words. DECEPTORY itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 18 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
D2E1C34E1P34T1O1R1Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from DECEPTORY by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 7 with 7, 23 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
CEROTYPE is the only one of the 8-letter words made with DECEPTORY letters; it scores 15 points.
Of the 23 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DECEPTORY, 7 score 13 points, the group's best. POETRY, CREEPY and PORTED are the ones most people know.
CREPY and CRYPT are the top 5-letter words from DECEPTORY, 12 points each. PETER, DECOR and DEPOT will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words from DECEPTORY, COPY leads with 11 points, then DOPY on 10 and CORY on 9. TYPE, CODE and DEEP are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 3-letter words in DECEPTORY tie at 8 points; none scores more. TOP, RED and YET will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of DECEPTORY, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with DE · ending in RY · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CEROTYPE and DECRYPT (15 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
DECEPTORY 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DECEPTORY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 230) | 188 | 230 | 179 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
42 of the 230 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DECEPTORY, ECTOPY, COPERED, CYTODE, YORPED, PERCED, PREDY, CERTY, COREY, PEEOY, PORTY, CYTE and 30 more. 9 of the 230 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PYRO, PERC, CRED, DEP, YER, ECO, TEC, PO and TE.