Unscramble DECHLORINATING and you have 542 words, DECHLORINATING itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. CHLORIDATING is the best of the shorter words, at 19 points. 14 letters: 5 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DECHLORINATING by length: 1 with 14 letters, 2 with 12, 11 with 11, 60 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 48 with 2. None has 13 letters.
CHLORIDATING tops the 12-letter words in DECHLORINATING at 19 points; next comes CHLORINATING on 18.
CHANDLERING and GLOCHIDIATE share the top score of 18 among the 11-letter words made with DECHLORINATING letters. DIRECTIONAL, CHLORINATED and DECLINATION are the ones most people know.
CHAGRINNED tops the 10-letter words you get when you unscramble DECHLORINATING at 17 points; next come ACHONDRITE and ANHIDROTIC on 16. DECORATING, INCIDENTAL and ORIGINATED will look familiar.
60 9-letter words from DECHLORINATING; 6 of them share the top score of 16. HARDENING, ENRICHING and ANCHORING are everyday picks.
6 of 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DECHLORINATING tie at 15 points; none scores more. CHILDREN, CLOTHING and TEACHING will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words from DECHLORINATING, 6 score 14 points, the group's best. CHANGED, CHARGED and CHANGER are the ones most people know.
GACHED tops the 6-letter words in DECHLORINATING at 13 points; next come ACHING and ARCHED on 12. CHANGE, CHARGE and ANCHOR will look familiar.
60 5-letter words made with DECHLORINATING letters; 20 of them share the top score of 11. CHINA, CHILD and CHAIR are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DECHLORINATING, 5 score 10 points, the group's best. EACH, HARD and HAND are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words from DECHLORINATING; 9 of them share the top score of 8. CAN, HAD and CAR are everyday picks.
This word has the length of DECHLORINATING, with one letter different:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CHAGRINNED and GRANOLITHIC (17 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DECHLORINATING works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DECHLORINATING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 542) | 420 | 541 | 364 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 122 of them: CHLORIDATING, CHANDLERING, GLOCHIDIATE, ANHIDROTIC, CHLORIDATE, DITROCHEAN, ENCLOTHING, INCHOATING, NOTCHELING, CHILIAGON, DICHTING, ENARCHING and 110 more. Words With Friends* skips 55 of them: CHIGNONED, DICHROITE, GLITCHIER, GNATHONIC, HALOGENIC, RACHETING, ANTICHLOR, DEHAIRING, ENCHORIAL, GATCHED, HELICONIA, ICHNOLITE and 43 more. Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: ENTORHINAL.