Unscramble DEESCALATING to get 449 words. DEESCALATING itself is a real word: 16 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DEESCALATING split into 1 with 12 letters, 6 with 10, 49 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2. None has 11 letters.
ALGAECIDES and ESCALADING share the top score of 14 among the 10-letter words made with DEESCALATING letters. ESCALATING is the one most people know.
4 of 49 9-letter words in DEESCALATING tie at 13 points; none scores more. SELECTING, DESIGNATE and ALIENATED will look familiar.
Of the 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DEESCALATING, 4 score 12 points, the group's best. DISTANCE, AGENCIES and LICENSED are the ones most people know.
60 7-letter words from DEESCALATING; 10 of them share the top score of 11. DECLINE, CANDLES and CASTING are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DEESCALATING, the top score is 10, reached by 5. ACTING, GLANCE and CANDLE are the familiar ones.
CADGE and CAGED are the top 5-letter words from DEESCALATING, 9 points each. DANCE, CITED and ACIDS will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words in DEESCALATING, 25 score 7 points, the group's best. CASE, DISC and CAST are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words made with DEESCALATING letters; 4 of them share the top score of 6. CAN, GET and END are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DEESCALATING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with DE · ending in NG · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by ALGAECIDES and ESCALADING (14 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Not in Scrabble, but DEESCALATING is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEESCALATING itself | No | No | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 449) | 366 | 448 | 328 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: AGELASTIC, CADGIEST, DECALING, DECLINATE, AIDANCES, CADAGIS, CANGLED, CENTAGES, DISCAGE, ELASTANCE, ESTACADE, GEDACTS and 70 more, 82 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DESCALING, CATAGENS, DANCIEST, DANEGELTS, DANGLIEST, DETANGLES, SIDALCEA, CANISTEL, CATAGEN, DACITES, DANEGELT, DEALIGNS and 27 more, 39 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: DEESCALATING.