159 words come out when you unscramble DECIDUOUS, starting with DECIDUOUS itself: 13 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are CUDDIES and DISCOED, 11 points each. 9 letters: 5 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from DECIDUOUS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 7, 10 with 6, 29 with 5, 53 with 4, 48 with 3 and 16 with 2. None has 8 letters.
The 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DECIDUOUS are led by CIDED, CODED and DICED, 9 points each. CODES, DISCO and SIDED are the familiar ones.
20 of 53 4-letter words from DECIDUOUS tie at 7 points; none scores more. USED, DOES and CODE will look familiar.
Of the 48 3-letter words in DECIDUOUS, 4 score 6 points, the group's best. USE, DID and DUE are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of DECIDUOUS for another and you can spell this word:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CUDDIES and DISCOED (11 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DECIDUOUS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DECIDUOUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 159) | 122 | 159 | 114 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CIDED, SOUCED, CIDES, COSED, DOCUS, DOUCS, CIDE, CIDS, DEIDS, DOCU, DOUC, ECOD and 25 more, 37 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: COUDES, SODDIE, ECOS, DESI, ECO, SOC, EDS and OI, 8 in all.