276 words come out when you unscramble DEGRESSIVE, starting with DEGRESSIVE itself: 15 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, DIVERGES and EGRESSIVE lead with 13 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from DEGRESSIVE by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 11 with 8, 25 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 47 with 3 and 11 with 2.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words in DEGRESSIVE: EGRESSIVE, 13 points.
The 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DEGRESSIVE are led by DIVERGE and GRIEVED, 12 points each. DEGREES, REVISED and DIVERSE are the familiar ones.
VERGED tops the 6-letter words from DEGRESSIVE at 11 points; next come DEEVES and DERIVE on 10. DEGREE, SERVED and DRIVES will look familiar.
Among the 5-letter words made with DEGRESSIVE letters, GIVED leads with 10 points, then DEEVE and DEEVS on 9. DRIVE, GIVES and SERVE are the familiar ones.
12 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DEGRESSIVE tie at 8 points; none scores more. GIVE, EVER and EDGE will look familiar.
Keep every letter of DEGRESSIVE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with DE · ending in VE · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by DIVERGES (13 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DEGRESSIVE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEGRESSIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 276) | 215 | 276 | 198 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
61 of the 276 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EGRESSIVE, DIVERSES, DEEVES, GIVED, GREVES, IVRESSE, REVIED, RIEVED, VEGIER, VIRGES, DEEVE, DEEVS and 49 more. 17 of the 276 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SEVERIES, DIEGESES, DEVIS, VEGES, DEVI, SERGED, VIDS, REGIES, SEVS, VID, DESIS, SEV and 5 more.