144 words come out when you unscramble DEFASTE, starting with DEFASTE itself: 11 in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends. 3 anagrams of DEFASTE are on the page: DEAFEST, DEFEATS and FEASTED, each 11 points. 6 shorter words score 10, among them DEFEAT, FASTED and DEFAST. The 7 letters split into 3 vowels and 4 consonants. All 7 tiles of DEFASTE in one turn: 61 in Scrabble (11 + 50), 46 in Words With Friends (11 + 35).
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By length, the words from DEFASTE split into 4 with 7 letters, 11 with 6, 29 with 5, 45 with 4, 38 with 3 and 17 with 2.
Of the 29 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFASTE, 6 score 9 points, the group's best. DATES, FEEDS and FEAST are the ones most people know.
7 of 45 4-letter words from DEFASTE tie at 8 points; none scores more. DATE, EAST and FAST will look familiar.
Keep every letter of DEFASTE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 7-letter words: starting with DE · ending in TE · all 7-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by DEAFEST, DEFEATS and FEASTED (11 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DEFASTE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEFASTE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 144) | 119 | 144 | 105 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
25 of the 144 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DEFASTE, DEFAST, FEATED, SAFED, EASTED, SAFT, TEADES, TEFS, FAE, STEDE, TEADE, TEADS and 13 more. 14 of the 144 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: FESTA, DEF, FEST, FES, TASED, FE, DAS, EDS, TASE, ATS, DA, EST and 2 more.
With one more tile, the letters of DEFASTE spell the words below.