Unscramble DELIBATED and you have 263 words, DELIBATED itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from DELIBATED by length: 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 8, 11 with 7, 45 with 6, 58 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
45 6-letter words from DELIBATED; 7 of them share the top score of 10. DETAIL, DEBATE and EDITED are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DELIBATED are led by BEDAD and BIDED, 9 points each. TABLE, DELTA and IDEAL are the familiar ones.
12 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DELIBATED tie at 7 points; none scores more. DATE, ABLE and EDIT will look familiar.
60 3-letter words from DELIBATED; 6 of them share the top score of 6. ADD, DID and LET are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DELIBATED but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ED · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with BELADIED (12 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: DELIBATED 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DELIBATED itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 263) | 207 | 263 | 197 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
56 of the 263 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DELIBATED, DELIBATE, BEDIDE, DEBTED, LIBATED, BLATED, DEBILE, DIABLE, BELATE, BETED, BETID, BILED and 44 more. 10 of the 263 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: BALDIE, BEDAD, ABLED, BEEDI, BALTI, BEAL, BAE, DELT, DA and TE.