287 words come out when you unscramble DELECTATES, starting with DELECTATES itself: 13 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 13 points: TELECASTED. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from DELECTATES by length: 2 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 5 with 8, 24 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 58 with 3 and 17 with 2.
DELECTATES and 1 anagram, TELECASTED, make up the 10-letter words in DELECTATES; each scores 13 points.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words made with DELECTATES letters: DELECTATE, 12 points.
Among 24 7-letter words from DELECTATES, the top score is 10, reached by 10. ELECTED, SETTLED and DETECTS are the familiar ones.
12 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DELECTATES tie at 9 points; none scores more. ESTATE, SELECT and LATEST will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from DELECTATES, 13 score 8 points, the group's best. DEALS, SCALE and DATES are the ones most people know.
8 of 60 4-letter words in DELECTATES tie at 7 points; none scores more. DATE, CASE and LEAD will look familiar.
CAD scores highest among the 3-letter words made with DELECTATES letters at 6 points, ahead of ACE and ACT on 5. SEE, SET and LET are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of DELECTATES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with TELECASTED (13 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DELECTATES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DELECTATES itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 287) | 236 | 287 | 215 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
51 of the 287 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CLATTED, DECTETS, SCLATED, CADEES, CASTED, DECTET, LADETTES, SELECTA, CADEE, ECADS, LACETS, LADETTE and 39 more. 21 of the 287 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DELECTATES, DELECTATE, DESCALE, EASELED, ATTED, CALS, DELTS, EELED, LEDES, TECS, CAL, DELT and 9 more.
This word takes every letter of DELECTATES plus a single extra one.