Unscramble demerit

Unscramble DEMERIT and you have 136 words, DEMERIT itself among them: it scores 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. 4 anagrams of DEMERIT are on the page: DIMETER, MERITED, MITERED and RETIMED, each 10 points. 7 letters: 3 vowels and 4 consonants. DEMERIT as a single 7-tile play makes 60 in Scrabble, 10 plus the 50 bonus, and 46 in Words With Friends (11 + 35).

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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.

Possible Words From demerit

Counting the words from DEMERIT by length: 5 with 7 letters, 14 with 6, 25 with 5, 51 with 4, 27 with 3 and 14 with 2.

7 Letter Words You Can Make with demerit

5 7-letter words made with DEMERIT letters use every letter: DEMERIT and its 4 anagrams RETIMED, MITERED, MERITED and DIMETER, all with 10 points.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with demerit

5 of 14 6-letter words in DEMERIT tie at 9 points; none scores more. TERMED, TIERED and DIETER will look familiar.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with demerit

Of the 25 5-letter words from DEMERIT, 9 score 8 points, the group's best. TRIED, METER and TIRED are the ones most people know.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with demerit

6 of 51 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DEMERIT tie at 7 points; none scores more. TIME, ITEM and TERM will look familiar.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with demerit

DIM, MED and MID share the top score of 6 among the 3-letter words made with DEMERIT letters. RED, DIE and MET are the ones most people know.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with demerit

The 2-letter words you get when you unscramble DEMERIT are led by EM, ME and MI, 4 points each. IT is the familiar one.

Change One Tile in DEMERIT

Trade one tile of DEMERIT for another and you can spell these 6 words:

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Definitions for the Top DEMERIT Plays

DEMERIT first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.

Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends

DEMERIT 10 · 11
to lower in rank or status
DIMETER 10 · 11
a verse of two metrical feet
MERITED 10 · 11
to earn
MITERED 10 · 11
to raise to the rank of a bishop
RETIMED 10 · 11
to time again
ITEMED 9 · 10
to itemize
METRED 9 · 10
to meter
MITRED 9 · 10
to miter

Can You Play DEMERIT in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

DEMERIT works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
DEMERIT itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 136)113135111

* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.

22 of the 136 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: REMEID, MERED, TEMED, TREMIE, TEDIER, MEER, MERI, RIEM, TEME, TRIDE, ERED, ERM and 10 more. 2 of the 136 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: TREM and TE. 1 of the 136 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ITER.

Longer Words Built on DEMERIT

These 11 words take every letter of DEMERIT plus a single extra one.

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