Unscramble DEFICIENTS and you have 315 words, DEFICIENTS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. It has 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DEFICIENTS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 5 with 9, 12 with 8, 37 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
Among the 7-letter words from DEFICIENTS, DEFECTS, DEFICIT and EDIFICE tie for first at 13 points. DEFINES, INDICES and DESCENT are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFICIENTS are led by DEFECT, DEIFIC and FENCED, 12 points each. INSIDE, CITIES and DEFINE are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 5-letter words made with DEFICIENTS letters tie at 10 points; none scores more. FEEDS, SCENE and FINDS will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFICIENTS, FICE and FISC tie for first at 9 points. FIND, FINE and NICE are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words from DEFICIENTS, the top score is 7, reached by 4. SEE, ITS and SET are the familiar ones.
These 6 words have the length of DEFICIENTS, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with DE · ending in TS · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with FETICIDES (15 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. DEFICIENTS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEFICIENTS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 315) | 240 | 314 | 222 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 74 of them: INFICETE, FENDIEST, DEIFEST, SNIFTED, FECIT, INCEDES, DIETINES, DINICS, FIDES, FIENTS, INCEDE, SCENED and 62 more. Words With Friends* skips 18 of them: DEFINITES, EIDETICS, INFEEDS, INFEED, CISTED, DIFS, DEF, DIF, ETICS, FEST, IDENTS, FES and 6 more. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: FI.
With one more tile, the letters of DEFICIENTS spell the words below.