Unscramble DEGENERATIVE to get 381 words. DEGENERATIVE itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 6 vowels and 6 consonants.
D2E1G23E1N12E1R1A1T1I1V45E1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DEGENERATIVE by length: 1 with 12 letters, 3 with 10, 12 with 9, 39 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2. None has 11 letters.
Among the 10-letter words in DEGENERATIVE, GENERATIVE leads with 14 points, then DEGENERATE and GRATINEEED on 12.
ENGRAVED, REVENGED and VINTAGED share the top score of 13 among the 8-letter words from DEGENERATIVE. NEGATIVE, GENERATE and RETAINED are the ones most people know.
60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DEGENERATIVE; 8 of them share the top score of 12. VINTAGE, DEVIANT and VETERAN are everyday picks.
Of the 60 6-letter words made with DEGENERATIVE letters, 5 score 11 points, the group's best. NATIVE, DRIVEN and VARIED are the ones most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DEGENERATIVE is GIVED, 10 points; DAVEN and DAVIT on 9 follow. NEVER, GIVEN and EVENT are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words from DEGENERATIVE, the top score is 8, reached by 19. EVEN, GIVE and EVER are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 3-letter words in DEGENERATIVE, 6 score 7 points, the group's best. GET, END and AGE are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of DEGENERATIVE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with DE · ending in VE · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by ADVERTING and NEGATIVED (14 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DEGENERATIVE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEGENERATIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 381) | 291 | 380 | 274 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 90 of them: ENGRIEVED, VINTAGED, AVENTRED, DEEVING, ENGRIEVE, EVIRATED, TAIVERED, TAVERING, VENDAGE, ENERVED, EVENTED, TAVERED and 78 more. Words With Friends* skips 16 of them: TARDIVE, EVENTER, GAITERED, VIRGAE, AGENDER, AGENTED, DEVI, VEGA, VID, NAV, VIN, DAN and 4 more. Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: GRATINEEED.