Unscramble DEPLETIVE to get 153 words. DEPLETIVE itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 18 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from DEPLETIVE split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 2 with 7, 12 with 6, 24 with 5, 59 with 4, 41 with 3 and 13 with 2.
DELETIVE is the only one of the 8-letter words made with DEPLETIVE letters; it scores 12 points.
PEEVE scores highest among the 5-letter words from DEPLETIVE at 10 points, ahead of DEEVE and DELVE on 9. LIVED, DEVIL and ELITE are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words from DEPLETIVE is VEEP, 9 points; DEEV and DEVI on 8 follow. LIVE, EDIT and DEEP are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DEPLETIVE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DE · ending in VE · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with PEEVED (12 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DEPLETIVE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEPLETIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 153) | 121 | 153 | 111 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
32 of the 153 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DELETIVE, DEVILET, DEEPIE, DEEVE, LEEPED, LEVITE, VILDE, DEEV, LEPID, VILD, DIV, ELPEE and 20 more. 10 of the 153 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DEVI, PEDI, VID, VLEI, DEP, EELED, LIPE, DELT, LEDE and TE.