284 words come out when you unscramble DEGENERACY, starting with DEGENERACY itself: 17 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from DEGENERACY by length: 1 with 10 letters, 6 with 8, 21 with 7, 57 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2. None has 9 letters.
ARDENCY, DECAYER and REGENCY are the top 7-letter words made with DEGENERACY letters, 13 points each. GRENADE will look familiar.
57 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DEGENERACY; 4 of them share the top score of 12. GARDEN, ENERGY and AGENCY are everyday picks.
CADGY scores highest among the 5-letter words from DEGENERACY at 12 points, ahead of CAGEY and CANDY on 11. READY, DANCE and GRACE are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words from DEGENERACY is CAGY, 10 points; CANY and CRAY on 9 follow. YEAR, CARE and CARD are everyday picks.
CAY and CRY are the top 3-letter words in DEGENERACY, 8 points each. CAN, ANY and DAY will look familiar.
Keep every letter of DEGENERACY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with DE · ending in CY · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; DECENARY (14 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
DEGENERACY works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEGENERACY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 284) | 215 | 284 | 204 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CARNEYED, REAGENCY, EGENCY, ENGRACED, CARDY, DANCY, DARCY, GRYCE, RENAYED, RENEYED, ENGRACE, ENRACED and 57 more, 69 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CEDARY, DANCEY, AGENDER, DECAN, YAGE, CRED, YAG, YER, DAN, NEG and DA, 11 in all.