Unscramble DEGUSTATORY and you have 371 words, DEGUSTATORY itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. GUSTATORY, GESTATORY and OUTSTAYED are the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from DEGUSTATORY split into 1 with 11 letters, 6 with 9, 27 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 37 with 2. None has 10 letters.
5 of 27 8-letter words made with DEGUSTATORY letters tie at 12 points; none scores more. STRATEGY and OUTRAGED will look familiar.
GAUDERY, GYRATED and TRAGEDY share the top score of 12 among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DEGUSTATORY. DESTROY, ESTUARY and AROUSED are the ones most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words from DEGUSTATORY, the top score is 11, reached by 5. STAYED, TREATY and STEADY are the familiar ones.
9 of 60 5-letter words made with DEGUSTATORY letters tie at 10 points; none scores more. TODAY, STUDY and READY will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DEGUSTATORY, DOGY and EDGY tie for first at 9 points. DAYS, EASY and GUYS are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words from DEGUSTATORY, the top score is 7, reached by 15. DAY, GAY and YES are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of DEGUSTATORY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with DE · ending in RY · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; OUTSTAYED (13 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: DEGUSTATORY is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEGUSTATORY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 371) | 270 | 369 | 245 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DEGUSTATORY, GOURDY, GRYDES, ROYSTED, STAGERY, DROGUETS, DURGY, DUROYS, GOADSTER, GOUSTY, GRYDE, GYROUS and 89 more, 101 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: GESTATORY, GREYOUTS, GREYOUT, GRODY, GURDY, DRYAS, GOATY, OUTSAY, SAYED, STATURED, YAGES, GETOUTS and 13 more, 25 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: GOYS and GOY, 2 in all.