279 words come out when you unscramble DENOTATES, starting with DENOTATES itself: 10 in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 10 points: DETONATES. 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 DENOTATES by length: 2 with 9 letters, 4 with 8, 19 with 7, 48 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
Among 19 7-letter words from DENOTATES, the top score is 8, reached by 16. DENOTES, ATTENDS and TOASTED are the familiar ones.
Of the 48 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DENOTATES, 32 score 7 points, the group's best. ESTATE, SENATE and STATED are the ones most people know.
50 of 60 5-letter words in DENOTATES tie at 6 points; none scores more. NEEDS, STAND and DATES will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with DENOTATES letters, 52 score 5 points, the group's best. DATE, NEED and DOES are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DENOTATES; 26 of them share the top score of 4. NOT, ONE and SEE are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DENOTATES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; DETONATES (10 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: DENOTATES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENOTATES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 279) | 213 | 279 | 196 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 66 of them: DENOTATES, DENOTATE, OSTENTED, ASTONED, ATTONED, DOTANTS, ONSTEAD, SNOTTED, STEANED, STENTED, ATTONES, DENETS and 54 more. Words With Friends* skips 17 of them: ATTED, NATTOS, TANTOS, TASED, DANS, DOSA, NATTO, ODAS, DAN, DAS, EDS, ODA and 5 more.