402 words come out when you unscramble DEFAMATORILY, starting with DEFAMATORILY itself: 21 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. DEFAMATORY is the best of the shorter words, at 19 points. 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 DEFAMATORILY split into 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 10, 10 with 9, 38 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 51 with 2. None has 11 letters.
DEFAMATORY tops the 10-letter words made with DEFAMATORILY letters at 19 points; next comes TAILORMADE on 13.
DEFORMITY scores highest among the 9-letter words in DEFAMATORILY at 18 points, ahead of FORMALITY on 17 and ADMIRALTY on 15. FAIRYTALE is the one most people know.
The 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFAMATORILY are led by FAIRYDOM and REMODIFY, 17 points each. MATERIAL, TAILORED and MORALITY are the familiar ones.
FOAMILY, METRIFY and MORTIFY are the top 7-letter words from DEFAMATORILY, 15 points each. ALREADY, DIETARY and READILY will look familiar.
MADEFY, MEDFLY and MODIFY share the top score of 15 among the 6-letter words made with DEFAMATORILY letters. FAMILY, FORMAT and FORMAL are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFAMATORILY; 4 of them share the top score of 13. FRAME, FLAME and FORTY are everyday picks.
DEFY, FADY and FYRD are the top 4-letter words from DEFAMATORILY, 11 points each. FORM, FILM and FARM will look familiar.
Among 60 3-letter words in DEFAMATORILY, the top score is 9, reached by 5. MAY, DAY and FAR are the familiar ones.
FY scores highest among the 2-letter words made with DEFAMATORILY letters at 8 points, ahead of MY on 7 and AY on 5. IT, OR and AT are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of DEFAMATORILY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with DE · ending in LY · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DEFORMITY (18 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DEFAMATORILY is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEFAMATORILY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 402) | 320 | 397 | 304 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DEFAMATORILY, FAIRYDOM, FEMALITY, FAIRYTALE, MADEFY, FILATORY, FORMATED, FORELAY, FORMIATE, FOYLED, LADIFY, MIFTY and 65 more, 77 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: FOETIDLY, DATAFILE, TREYFA, ALFREDO, FELTY, FOLEY, TRAMADOL, TRAYF, TREYF, FLOREAT, MILF, FAM and 6 more, 18 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: AFOAM, ALF and FI, 3 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: OFAY and EMF, 2 in all.