Unscramble DEPENDANT and you have 159 words, DEPENDANT itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
D2E1P34E1N12D2A1N12T1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from DEPENDANT by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 5 with 7, 23 with 6, 25 with 5, 42 with 4, 45 with 3 and 17 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words made with DEPENDANT letters: PENNATED, for 11 points.
Among the 6-letter words from DEPENDANT, DEPEND and PENDED tie for first at 10 points. TENDED, TANNED and PENNED are everyday picks.
Among 25 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DEPENDANT, the top score is 8, reached by 7. ENDED, DATED and EATEN are the familiar ones.
Of the 42 4-letter words in DEPENDANT, 5 score 7 points, the group's best. DATE, NEED and TEEN are the ones most people know.
Among 45 3-letter words made with DEPENDANT letters, the top score is 6, reached by 4. ADD, END and NET are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of DEPENDANT for another and you can spell these 5 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with DE · ending in NT · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PENNATED (11 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DEPENDANT, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEPENDANT itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 159) | 125 | 159 | 118 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NEAPED, PEANED, APTED, DANTED, PENED, TENENDA, DENNET, PAND, TAPEN, DENET, EANED, PENE and 22 more, 34 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: NAPED, NEPETA, DEP, TENNE, DAN, DA and TE, 7 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of DEPENDANT spell the words below.