404 words come out when you unscramble DEFECTIONIST, starting with DEFECTIONIST itself: 18 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DEFECTIONIST by length: 1 with 12 letters, 4 with 10, 13 with 9, 55 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2. None has 11 letters.
DEFECTIONS, DEFICIENTS and FOETICIDES share the top score of 16 among the 10-letter words made with DEFECTIONIST letters.
6 of 55 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFECTIONIST tie at 14 points; none scores more. DECISION, EDITIONS and ENTITIES will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words from DEFECTIONIST, 4 score 13 points, the group's best. FICTION, CONTEST and NOTICED are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFECTIONIST; 4 of them share the top score of 12. SECOND, DEFINE and FINEST are everyday picks.
8 of 60 5-letter words from DEFECTIONIST tie at 10 points; none scores more. CODES, FEEDS and FINDS will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words in DEFECTIONIST, 7 score 9 points, the group's best. FIND, CODE and FINE are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words made with DEFECTIONIST letters, the top score is 7, reached by 5. END, FEE and DIE are the familiar ones.
This word has the length of DEFECTIONIST, with one letter different:
More 12-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ST · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; FETICIDES (15 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
DEFECTIONIST 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEFECTIONIST itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 404) | 311 | 403 | 290 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DEFECTIONIST, FOETICIDES, FOETICIDE, FOETIDEST, INFICETE, CONFEST, FENDIEST, FETIDEST, COTTISED, DEIFEST, DEONTICS, ESCOTTED and 80 more, 92 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DEFINITES, TONIFIED, EIDETICS, INFEEDS, TONIFIES, INFEED, CISTED, DEIONISE, FINITO, DIFS, DEF, DIF and 9 more, 21 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.
This word takes every letter of DEFECTIONIST plus a single extra one.