Unscramble DECRETIVE to get 194 words. DECRETIVE itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
D2E1C34R1E1T1I1V45E1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DECRETIVE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 12 with 7, 31 with 6, 44 with 5, 60 with 4, 32 with 3 and 11 with 2.
Among the 6-letter words from DECRETIVE, CERVID and DEVICE tie for first at 12 points. CREDIT, DIRECT and DECREE are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DECRETIVE, VICED leads with 11 points, then CIVET and EVICT on 10. DRIVE, TRIED and CITED are the familiar ones.
CIVE and VICE are the top 4-letter words made with DECRETIVE letters, 9 points each. EVER, EDIT and DIET will look familiar.
Trade one tile of DECRETIVE for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with DE · ending in VE · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; DECEIVER and RECEIVED (14 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. DECRETIVE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DECRETIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 194) | 148 | 193 | 140 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 45 of them: VERDITE, DECREET, REVIED, RIEVED, VERDET, VERDIT, VERTED, CIVE, DEEVE, VIRED, CERTIE, DEEV and 33 more. Words With Friends* skips 8 of them: DEVI, CRED, RECIT, VID, CERT, CRIT, TEC and TE. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: ITER.