Unscramble DECURIES and you have 224 words, DECURIES itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The best shorter words score 10: 9 of them, SECURED, REDUCES and RESCUED included. 8 letters: 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DECURIES by length: 1 with 8 letters, 12 with 7, 33 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 46 with 3 and 12 with 2.
15 of 33 6-letter words made with DECURIES letters tie at 9 points; none scores more. SECURE, REDUCE and CRUISE will look familiar.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DECURIES; 22 of them share the top score of 8. RIDES, CRUDE and CRIED are everyday picks.
15 of 60 4-letter words from DECURIES tie at 7 points; none scores more. DISC, RIDE and RICE will look familiar.
The 3-letter words made with DECURIES letters are led by CID and CUD, 6 points each. USE, SEE and RED are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of DECURIES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ES · all 8-letter words
DECURIES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DECURIES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DECURIES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 224) | 175 | 224 | 169 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
49 of the 224 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DISCURE, DRICES, ECURIES, CESURE, CIDES, CRUSIE, DRICE, ECURIE, CIDE, CIDS, CREES, CRISE and 37 more. 6 of the 224 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CREDS, CRED, DISEUR, CRU, DESI and EDS.
With one more tile, the letters of DECURIES spell the words below.