Unscramble DEPORTS and you have 220 words, DEPORTS itself among them: it scores 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. 2 anagrams of DEPORTS are on the page: REDTOPS and SPORTED, each 10 points. Among the shorter answers, 13 reach 9 points, POSTED, PORTED and DEPOTS among them. The 7 letters split into 2 vowels and 5 consonants. All 7 tiles of DEPORTS in one turn: 60 in Scrabble (10 + 50), 46 in Words With Friends (11 + 35).
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from DEPORTS by length: 3 with 7 letters, 28 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 51 with 3 and 18 with 2.
13 of 28 6-letter words made with DEPORTS letters tie at 9 points; none scores more. POSTED, POSTER and SORTED will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DEPORTS, 17 score 8 points, the group's best. SPORT, PORTS and DEPOT are the ones most people know.
11 of 60 4-letter words from DEPORTS tie at 7 points; none scores more. POST, DOES and STEP will look familiar.
Among 51 3-letter words made with DEPORTS letters, the top score is 6, reached by 4. TOP, SET and RED are the familiar ones.
These 6 words have the length of DEPORTS, with one letter different:
More 7-letter words: starting with DE · ending in TS · all 7-letter words
What DEPORTS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DEPORTS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEPORTS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 220) | 187 | 220 | 173 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
33 of the 220 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: TROPED, OPTERS, POTED, SPRED, SPROD, DOPS, OPTER, PERST, PERTS, POTES, ROSTED, SPOD and 21 more. 14 of the 220 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DOPEST, REPOST, DEPS, DEP, DORES, RODES, SORED, POS, PST, EDS, PO, EST and 2 more.
These 12 words take every letter of DEPORTS plus a single extra one.