Unscramble DEFECTIVENESSES and you have 376 words, DEFECTIVENESSES itself among them: it scores 24 in Scrabble and 27 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is DEFECTIVENESS, 22 points. The 15 letters split into 6 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from DEFECTIVENESSES by length: 1 with 15 letters, 1 with 13, 3 with 11, 4 with 10, 9 with 9, 38 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2. None has 14 or 12 letters.
There is a single one of the 13-letter words in DEFECTIVENESSES: DEFECTIVENESS, 22 points.
The best of the 11-letter words made with DEFECTIVENESSES letters is FESTIVENESS, 17 points; FETIDNESSES on 15 and DESISTENCES on 14 follow.
DEFECTIVES scores highest among the 10-letter words from DEFECTIVENESSES at 19 points, ahead of DEFENSIVES on 17 and DEFTNESSES on 14.
Of the 38 8-letter words from DEFECTIVENESSES, 5 score 14 points, the group's best. EVIDENCE, INFECTED and INVESTED are the ones most people know.
Among the 7-letter words in DEFECTIVENESSES, VENEFIC leads with 15 points, then DECEIVE and DEFECTS on 13. FITNESS, DEVICES and DEFENSE are the familiar ones.
Among the 6-letter words made with DEFECTIVENESSES letters, DEFECT, DEVICE and FENCED tie for first at 12 points. EVENTS, DEFINE and INVEST are everyday picks.
FIVES and VICED share the top score of 11 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFECTIVENESSES. EVENT, FEEDS and FINDS are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words from DEFECTIVENESSES is FIVE, 10 points; CIVE and FICE on 9 follow. FIND, EVEN and FINE are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words in DEFECTIVENESSES, the top score is 7, reached by 7. ITS, END and FEE are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of DEFECTIVENESSES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 15-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ES · all 15-letter words
What DEFECTIVENESSES means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DEFECTIVENESSES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEFECTIVENESSES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 376) | 289 | 374 | 261 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: VENEFIC, DESISTENCES, DESISTENCE, VENDISSES, ENFESTED, EVIDENTS, FENDIEST, VENDISES, DEIFEST, EVENTED, SNIFTED, VENDISS and 74 more, 86 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: INFEEDS, SENESCED, FINESTS, INFEED, SENESCES, TEEVEES, CISTED, DEVIS, SENESCE, DEVI, DIFS, EENSIEST and 15 more, 27 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FECESES. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.