Unscramble DECUSSATE to get 245 words. DECUSSATE itself is a real word: 12 points on a Scrabble board, 14 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DECUSSATE split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 8 with 7, 47 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 52 with 3 and 16 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in DECUSSATE: EDUCATES, for 11 points.
Among 47 6-letter words from DECUSSATE, the top score is 9, reached by 15. CAUSED, CAUSES and SEATED are the familiar ones.
17 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DECUSSATE tie at 8 points; none scores more. CASES, CAUSE and DATES will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DECUSSATE, 12 score 7 points, the group's best. DATE, USED and CASE are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words from DECUSSATE, CAD and CUD tie for first at 6 points. USE, SEE and SET are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of DECUSSATE for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with DE · ending in TE · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with EDUCATES (11 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DECUSSATE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DECUSSATE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 245) | 200 | 245 | 188 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
45 of the 245 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CADEES, CASTED, SCAUDS, SCUSED, AESCES, CADEE, ECADS, SCAUD, SCEATS, SUDATES, TUSSAC, ADUSTS and 33 more. 12 of the 245 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SUETES, TECS, TEC, DAS, EDS, ATS, DA, EST, SUS, TES, UTE and TE.
These 3 words take every letter of DECUSSATE plus a single extra one.