Unscramble DENDROLOGY and you have 256 words, DENDROLOGY itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
D2E1N12D2R1O1L12O1G23Y43
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from DENDROLOGY by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 9 with 7, 45 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in DENDROLOGY: GOLDENROD, for 12 points.
Among the 6-letter words from DENDROLOGY, GRYDED leads with 12 points, then DYNODE and GOODLY on 11. LONGER, GOLDEN and LODGED are the familiar ones.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DENDROLOGY is DODGY, 11 points; DOGEY and DOODY on 10 follow. LODGE, DODGE and GLORY are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DENDROLOGY, 4 score 9 points, the group's best. ONLY, GOOD and GOLD are the ones most people know.
8 of 60 3-letter words from DENDROLOGY tie at 7 points; none scores more. END, OLD and RED will look familiar.
Trade one tile of DENDROLOGY for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with DE · ending in GY · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by DODGERY (13 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DENDROLOGY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENDROLOGY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 256) | 190 | 255 | 173 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GRYDED, GYLDEN, DERNLY, GOLDY, GOOLEY, GROOLY, GRYDE, GYELD, ROYNED, YDRED, DERNY, DRONY and 54 more, 66 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: GOONERY, DOODY, DROOLY, GRODY, NEDDY, REDDY, RODNEY, DONGED, GOOLY, DONGLE, DOORED, GYNO and 5 more, 17 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: GOY.