Unscramble DEFEASANCES and you have 263 words, DEFEASANCES itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is DEFEASANCE, 16 points. The 11 letters split into 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DEFEASANCES by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 1 with 9, 8 with 8, 22 with 7, 42 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 51 with 3 and 17 with 2.
DEFEASANCE is the only one of the 10-letter words in DEFEASANCES; it scores 16 points.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words made with DEFEASANCES letters: FEASANCES, 14 points.
Among 22 7-letter words from DEFEASANCES, the top score is 13, reached by 4. DEFENSE, DEFENCE and ESSENCE are the familiar ones.
4 of 42 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFEASANCES tie at 12 points; none scores more. SCENES, DANCES and CEASED will look familiar.
DECAF and FACED share the top score of 11 among the 5-letter words from DEFEASANCES. NEEDS, CASES and DANCE are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words in DEFEASANCES, CAFE, CAFS and FACE tie for first at 9 points. NEED, CASE and SAFE are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words made with DEFEASANCES letters, CAF leads with 8 points, then DEF and FAD on 7. CAN, SEE and END are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of DEFEASANCES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DEFENCES and FEASANCES (14 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DEFEASANCES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEFEASANCES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 263) | 206 | 260 | 186 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 57 of them: FEESED, CADEES, FANDS, FEESES, NEAFES, SAFED, SCENED, AESCES, CAAED, CADEE, ECADS, FAND and 45 more. Words With Friends* skips 17 of them: SENESCED, CAFS, CASSENA, CASSENE, DECANS, SENESCE, CAF, DECAN, DEF, FES, DANS, FE and 5 more. Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 3 of them: FAECESES, FECESES and AEDESES.