Unscramble DECURSIVE to get 275 words. DECURSIVE itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 18 in Words With Friends. The best shorter words score 14: 5 of them, SERVICED, DECURVES and DESCRIVE included. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from DECURSIVE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 6 with 8, 24 with 7, 57 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 55 with 3 and 12 with 2.
24 7-letter words in DECURSIVE; 4 of them share the top score of 13. SERVICE, DEVICES and REVISED are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DECURSIVE are led by CERVID, CURVED and DEVICE, 12 points each. SECURE, REDUCE and SERVED are the familiar ones.
VICED tops the 5-letter words from DECURSIVE at 11 points; next come CIVES and CRUVE on 10. DRIVE, SERVE and VIRUS will look familiar.
CIVE and VICE share the top score of 9 among the 4-letter words from DECURSIVE. EVER, DISC and RICE are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words in DECURSIVE, DEV, DIV and VID tie for first at 7 points. USE, SEE and RED are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DECURSIVE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DE · ending in VE · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by DECURVES, SCRIEVED, SEDUCIVE and SERVICED (14 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts DECURSIVE, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DECURSIVE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 275) | 215 | 275 | 200 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DECURSIVE, DESCRIVE, CRUIVES, CRUIVE, CRUVES, CIVES, CRUVE, DISCURE, REVIED, RIEVED, CIVE, DEEVS and 48 more, 60 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CERVIDS, CUVEES, CUVEE, DEVIS, CREDS, DEVI, ERUVS, VIDS, CRED, DISEUR, ERUV, VID and 3 more, 15 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of DECURSIVE plus a single extra one.