447 words come out when you unscramble DEPARTEMENTS, starting with DEPARTEMENTS itself: 17 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, DEPARTMENTS and DEPARTEMENT lead with 16 points. It has 12 letters, 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DEPARTEMENTS split into 1 with 12 letters, 3 with 11, 15 with 10, 41 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
DEPARTEMENT and DEPARTMENTS share the top score of 16 among the 11-letter words made with DEPARTEMENTS letters.
Among the 10-letter words in DEPARTEMENTS, ATTEMPERED, DEPARTMENT and TEMPERATED tie for first at 15 points. PENETRATED is an everyday pick.
7 of 41 9-letter words from DEPARTEMENTS tie at 14 points; none scores more. PRESENTED, DESPERATE and ATTENDEES will look familiar.
Among 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DEPARTEMENTS, the top score is 13, reached by 9. PATTERNS, REPEATED and PATENTED are the familiar ones.
60 7-letter words from DEPARTEMENTS; 10 of them share the top score of 12. STAMPED, DEEPEST and TEMPTED are everyday picks.
Of the 60 6-letter words in DEPARTEMENTS, 9 score 11 points, the group's best. DREAMS, DEEPER and DEPART are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words made with DEPARTEMENTS letters, AMPED, DAMPS and DEMPT tie for first at 10 points. NAMED, DREAM and ARMED are everyday picks.
DAMP scores highest among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DEPARTEMENTS at 9 points, ahead of AMPS and EMPT on 8. MADE, MAPS and DEEP are the ones most people know.
AMP, MAP and PAM are the top 3-letter words from DEPARTEMENTS, 7 points each. MAN, MEN and MAR will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of DEPARTEMENTS, with one letter different:
More 12-letter words: starting with DE · ending in TS · all 12-letter words
The 4 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by ATTEMPERED (15 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: DEPARTEMENTS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEPARTEMENTS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 447) | 348 | 447 | 327 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
99 of the 447 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DEPARTEMENTS, DEPARTEMENT, TEMPERATED, DESTEMPER, ENSTAMPED, PESTERMENT, PETAMETERS, PETAMETRES, TEMPERATES, DEMENTATES, EMPARTED, PERMEANTS and 87 more. 21 of the 447 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DESTREAM, EPATERED, PATTENED, STAMENED, AMPED, APEMEN, DAMNEST, MEDRESE, NESTMATE, PANTSED, NAPED, SPAM and 9 more.