Unscramble DEMISSLY and you have 183 words, DEMISSLY itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Among the shorter answers, 4 reach 12 points, SMILEYS, MESSILY and MILSEYS among them. The 8 letters split into 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from DEMISSLY split into 1 with 8 letters, 3 with 7, 18 with 6, 48 with 5, 60 with 4, 39 with 3 and 14 with 2.
MYSIDS scores highest among the 6-letter words in DEMISSLY at 12 points, ahead of LIMEYS and MILSEY on 11. MISSED, SLIDES and YIELDS are the ones most people know.
The 5-letter words from DEMISSLY are led by DIMLY, EMYDS and MYSID, 11 points each. MILES, SLIDE and SIDES are the familiar ones.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DEMISSLY, DEMY and EMYD tie for first at 10 points. SIDE, MISS and MILE are everyday picks.
LYM scores highest among the 3-letter words made with DEMISSLY letters at 8 points, ahead of DEY and DYE on 7. YES, LED and DIE are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of DEMISSLY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with DE · ending in LY · all 8-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; MESSILY, MYSIDS and SMILEYS (12 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DEMISSLY is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEMISSLY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 183) | 153 | 183 | 146 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 30 of them: DEMISSLY, MILSEYS, MILSEY, LYMES, YELMS, DEMISS, EMYS, LYME, LYMS, YELM, LYM, SLEYS and 18 more. Words With Friends* skips 7 of them: SMILEYS, MILDS, MEDS, DESIS, DESI, MES and EDS.
These 3 words take every letter of DEMISSLY plus a single extra one.