Unscramble DELETERIOUS to get 376 words. DELETERIOUS itself is a real word: 12 points on a Scrabble board, 14 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are DOLERITES and LEISTERED, 10 points each. 11 letters: 6 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DELETERIOUS by length: 1 with 11 letters, 3 with 9, 41 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Of the 41 8-letter words in DELETERIOUS, 32 score 9 points, the group's best. RESULTED, SOLITUDE and OUTSIDER are the ones most people know.
The 7-letter words from DELETERIOUS come to 60, each scoring 8 points. OUTSIDE, EDITORS and SOLDIER are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DELETERIOUS score 7 points. LISTED, EDITOR and DELETE are the ones most people know.
The 5-letter words from DELETERIOUS come to 60, each scoring 6 points. ELDER, EDITS and DIETS are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 4-letter words in DELETERIOUS score 5 points. DOES, EDIT and DIET are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words made with DELETERIOUS letters, the top score is 4, reached by 41. ITS, OLD and LET are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of DELETERIOUS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with DE · ending in US · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DOLERITES and LEISTERED (10 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
DELETERIOUS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DELETERIOUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 376) | 290 | 376 | 272 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DEERLETS, DELUSTRE, DILUTEES, EROTISED, ERUDITES, ETOURDIE, IODURETS, LOUTERIES, LURIDEST, SOULDIER, SUITORED, SURETIED and 74 more, 86 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ISLETED, OSIERED, DISEUR, OUTLED, DELTS, DORES, DOUTS, EELED, DELT, DESI, DOUT, LEDE and 6 more, 18 in all.