272 words come out when you unscramble DEMETHYLATE, starting with DEMETHYLATE itself: 20 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. METHYLATED is the best of the shorter words, at 19 points. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from DEMETHYLATE by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 2 with 9, 4 with 8, 9 with 7, 48 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
METHYLATED is the only one of the 10-letter words made with DEMETHYLATE letters; it scores 19 points.
METHYL tops the 6-letter words in DEMETHYLATE at 14 points; next come DEATHY and TYTHED on 13. DELETE, HELMET and HEATED will look familiar.
THYME scores highest among the 5-letter words made with DEMETHYLATE letters at 13 points, ahead of HAYED and HEADY on 12. DEATH, THEME and DELAY are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DEMETHYLATE is MYTH, 12 points; HYED on 11 and DEMY on 10 follow. HEAD, HELD and HEAT are everyday picks.
Of the 60 3-letter words from DEMETHYLATE, 6 score 9 points, the group's best. MAY, HAD and DAY are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of DEMETHYLATE for another and you can spell this word:
More 11-letter words: starting with DE · ending in TE · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; ETHYLATED (16 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: DEMETHYLATE is playable in Scrabble US. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEMETHYLATE itself | Yes | No | No |
| Answers accepted (of 272) | 207 | 271 | 199 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
65 of the 272 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: YEALMED, EATHLY, HEEDY, HEYED, YELMED, HAMED, HAYLE, HYED, LYTHE, MEATHE, ALEYED, HEAME and 53 more. 7 of the 272 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: MELTY, YEETED, AHED, MEH, LAH, DA and TE. 1 of the 272 answers is missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: DEMETHYLATE.
These 2 words take every letter of DEMETHYLATE plus a single extra one.