Unscramble DEFOLIATING to get 390 words. DEFOLIATING itself is a real word: 16 points on a Scrabble board, 19 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, DEFLATING and ANGLIFIED lead with 14 points. 11 letters: 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from DEFOLIATING split into 1 with 11 letters, 4 with 10, 8 with 9, 35 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 42 with 2.
The 10-letter words made with DEFOLIATING letters come to 4, each scoring 12 points.
Among 35 8-letter words from DEFOLIATING, the top score is 13, reached by 5. NOTIFIED, FLOATING and FIELDING are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFOLIATING tie at 12 points; none scores more. DIGITAL, LEADING and EDITING will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DEFOLIATING, 7 score 11 points, the group's best. DATING, FAILED and FILING are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words from DEFOLIATING, DEFOG, FADGE and FIDGE tie for first at 10 points. FIELD, FINAL and OFTEN are everyday picks.
26 of 60 4-letter words in DEFOLIATING tie at 8 points; none scores more. FIND, INFO and FILE will look familiar.
Among 60 3-letter words made with DEFOLIATING letters, the top score is 7, reached by 11. END, AGE and GOD are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of DEFOLIATING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with DE · ending in NG · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by DEFLATING (14 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DEFOLIATING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEFOLIATING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 390) | 324 | 388 | 303 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ANGLIFIED, LATIFONDI, DELIGATION, FANGLED, GELATINOID, DIALOGITE, FEALING, FEATING, FIATING, FLOTING, OLEFIANT, DAFTIE and 52 more, 64 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: TONIFIED, ANTIFOG, FADEIN, TAILFIN, DEALIGN, DOGTAIL, DONEGAL, FINITO, GODETIA, TAENIOID, TEFLON, DEF and 9 more, 21 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ALF and FI, 2 in all.