Unscramble DEPRIVING and you have 204 words, DEPRIVING itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from DEPRIVING by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 8 with 7, 28 with 6, 42 with 5, 56 with 4, 54 with 3 and 12 with 2.
The best of the 6-letter words from DEPRIVING is DIVING, 11 points; DIVINE and DRIVEN on 10 follow. VIRGIN and RIDING are everyday picks.
GIVED and VIPER share the top score of 10 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DEPRIVING. GIVEN, DRIVE and RIDGE are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words from DEPRIVING is PERV, 9 points; DERV and DEVI on 8 follow. GIVE, RING and RIDE are everyday picks.
Of the 54 3-letter words in DEPRIVING, 5 score 7 points, the group's best. END, RED and DIE are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of DEPRIVING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DE · ending in NG · all 9-letter words
DEPRIVING first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DEPRIVING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEPRIVING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 204) | 161 | 204 | 152 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
43 of the 204 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PRIEVING, PERVING, PREVING, VIRGINED, RIEVING, GIVED, VIRING, PIERID, VIRED, VIRGE, DERING, DERV and 31 more. 9 of the 204 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PERV, DEVI, PEDI, VID, DEP, VIN, DENI, NEG and GI.