427 words come out when you unscramble DEFAMILIARISED, starting with DEFAMILIARISED itself: 21 in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends. The 14 letters split into 7 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DEFAMILIARISED by length: 1 with 14 letters, 1 with 13, 1 with 12, 2 with 11, 5 with 10, 25 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2.
Just 1 of the 13-letter words made with DEFAMILIARISED letters: DEFAMILIARISE, for 19 points.
There is a single one of the 12-letter words in DEFAMILIARISED: FAMILIARISED, 18 points.
The best of the 11-letter words from DEFAMILIARISED is MIDFIELDERS, 18 points; FAMILIARISE on 16 follows.
MIDFIELDER, MISFIELDED and SEMIFREDDI share the top score of 17 among the 10-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFAMILIARISED. FEDERALISM is the one most people know.
The best of the 9-letter words from DEFAMILIARISED is MIDFIELDS, 16 points; MIDLIFERS on 15 and DEFILADES on 14 follow.
The 8-letter words in DEFAMILIARISED are led by DISFAMED, MADEFIED and MIDFIELD, 15 points each. FAMILIES, FAMILIAR and AIRFIELD are the familiar ones.
DEFAMED and FADDISM are the top 7-letter words made with DEFAMILIARISED letters, 14 points each. FEDERAL, FEMALES and DREAMED will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFAMILIARISED, 10 score 12 points, the group's best. FEMALE, FIELDS and FAILED are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words from DEFAMILIARISED, FAMED and FREMD tie for first at 11 points. FIELD, FRAME and FILMS are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words in DEFAMILIARISED, the top score is 9, reached by 12. FILE, FILM and FEEL are the familiar ones.
EMF, FAM and FEM are the top 3-letter words made with DEFAMILIARISED letters, 8 points each. ADD, DID and MAR will look familiar.
Trade one tile of DEFAMILIARISED for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 14-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ED · all 14-letter words
What DEFAMILIARISED means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DEFAMILIARISED is a Scrabble word (Scrabble US), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEFAMILIARISED itself | Yes | No | No |
| Answers accepted (of 427) | 342 | 420 | 317 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SEMIFREDDI, DISFAMED, MADEFIED, DISLEAFED, MADEFIES, MISFARED, DIMERISED, DISFAME, FERALISED, LADIFIED, MADERISED, FADDLES and 68 more, 80 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MIDLIFERS, MIDLIFER, MIDLIFES, DRAMADIES, FIDDLIER, MISFEED, SIDEARMED, MISDEALER, MISFED, DELEAFS, FILMIS, LADDISM and 13 more, 25 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ALFS, ALF and FI, 3 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: DEFAMILIARISED and DEFAMILIARISE, 2 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: EMFS and EMF, 2 in all.