Unscramble DEDICATORY and you have 289 words, DEDICATORY itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, DRYADIC leads with 14 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from DEDICATORY by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 3 with 8, 14 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with DEDICATORY letters: DEDICATOR, for 13 points.
DYADIC tops the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DEDICATORY at 13 points; next come CEDARY and CIDERY on 12. CREDIT, DIRECT and EDITOR will look familiar.
CADDY scores highest among the 5-letter words in DEDICATORY at 12 points, ahead of ACIDY and CARDY on 11. TODAY, READY and DIRTY are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words made with DEDICATORY letters; 11 of them share the top score of 9. CITY, CODE and CARD are everyday picks.
Of the 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DEDICATORY, 4 score 8 points, the group's best. DAY, ADD and DID are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of DEDICATORY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with DE · ending in RY · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; DRYADIC (14 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DEDICATORY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEDICATORY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 289) | 221 | 289 | 205 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
68 of the 289 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CYTODE, CYTOID, CARDY, DARCY, YIRDED, ARCTOID, CERTY, COREY, DICTED, RICEY, TIDDY, YARCO and 56 more. 16 of the 289 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CEDARY, CIDERY, COADY, ORACY, REDDY, CARDIO, DACITE, RECOAT, CRED, OATY, YER, ECO and 4 more.