Unscramble DEFECTIVENESS to get 357 words. DEFECTIVENESS itself is a real word: 22 points on a Scrabble board, 25 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is DEFECTIVES, 19 points. 13 letters: 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from DEFECTIVENESS by length: 1 with 13 letters, 3 with 10, 6 with 9, 27 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2. None has 12 or 11 letters.
DEFECTIVES scores highest among the 10-letter words made with DEFECTIVENESS letters at 19 points, ahead of DEFENSIVES on 17 and DESISTENCE on 13.
5 of 27 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFECTIVENESS tie at 14 points; none scores more. EVIDENCE, INFECTED and INVESTED will look familiar.
Among the 7-letter words from DEFECTIVENESS, VENEFIC leads with 15 points, then DECEIVE and DEFECTS on 13. FITNESS, DEVICES and DEFENSE are the familiar ones.
DEFECT, DEVICE and FENCED are the top 6-letter words in DEFECTIVENESS, 12 points each. EVENTS, DEFINE and INVEST will look familiar.
FIVES and VICED share the top score of 11 among the 5-letter words made with DEFECTIVENESS letters. EVENT, FEEDS and FINDS are the ones most people know.
FIVE tops the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFECTIVENESS at 10 points; next come CIVE and FICE on 9. FIND, EVEN and FINE will look familiar.
60 3-letter words from DEFECTIVENESS; 7 of them share the top score of 7. ITS, END and FEE are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of DEFECTIVENESS for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 13-letter words: starting with DE · ending in SS · all 13-letter words
The meaning of DEFECTIVENESS, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DEFECTIVENESS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEFECTIVENESS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 357) | 275 | 355 | 248 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
81 of the 357 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: VENEFIC, DESISTENCE, ENFESTED, EVIDENTS, FENDIEST, VENDISES, DEIFEST, EVENTED, SNIFTED, VENDISS, CIVES, DEEVES and 69 more. 26 of the 357 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: INFEEDS, SENESCED, FINESTS, INFEED, TEEVEES, CISTED, DEVIS, SENESCE, DEVI, DIFS, EENSIEST, FESTS and 14 more. 1 of the 357 answers is missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FECESES. 1 of the 357 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.