Unscramble DECOLORATES to get 397 words. DECOLORATES itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 16 in Words With Friends. DECOLORATE is the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. The 11 letters split into 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DECOLORATES split into 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 15 with 9, 51 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words made with DECOLORATES letters: DECOLORATE, for 13 points.
51 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DECOLORATES; 25 of them share the top score of 11. DOCTORAL, SELECTOR and DECLARES are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words from DECOLORATES, the top score is 10, reached by 45. CREATED, LOCATED and DOCTORS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words from DECOLORATES, 42 score 9 points, the group's best. CLOSED, DOCTOR and CASTLE are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words in DECOLORATES; 47 of them share the top score of 8. CARDS, CODES and ACTOR are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words made with DECOLORATES letters, the top score is 7, reached by 22. CODE, CASE and CARE are the familiar ones.
CAD, COD and DOC are the top 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DECOLORATES, 6 points each. CAR, OLD and ACT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of DECOLORATES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with COLEADERS, CORELATED, CREOSOTED, DECORATES, DECRETALS, RELOCATED and SCOOTERED (12 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts DECOLORATES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DECOLORATES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 397) | 330 | 397 | 305 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DECOLORATES, DECOLORATE, CORSLETED, CREASOTED, SCARLETED, CEDRATES, CLARETED, CROODLES, DESCALER, RECLOSED, SCORDATO, TREACLED and 55 more, 67 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SCOOTERED, CASTERED, DOORCASE, RECOATED, CROTALES, DESCALE, ECLOSED, RECLADS, CREDS, ACROS, CALOS, CRED and 13 more, 25 in all.