Unscramble DERAILLEURS and you have 355 words, DERAILLEURS itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The 11 letters split into 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
D2E1R1A1I1L12L12E1U12R1S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DERAILLEURS split into 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 2 with 9, 28 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words made with DERAILLEURS letters: DERAILLEUR, for 11 points.
Of the 28 8-letter words from DERAILLEURS, 22 score 9 points, the group's best. RESIDUAL and REALISED are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DERAILLEURS scores 8. READERS, LEADERS and DEALERS are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words from DERAILLEURS come to 60, each scoring 7 points. LADIES, DEALER and DESIRE are the familiar ones.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words in DERAILLEURS scores 6. DEALS, ASIDE and DRILL are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words made with DERAILLEURS letters come to 60, each scoring 5 points. LEAD, IDEA and DEAL are the familiar ones.
30 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DERAILLEURS tie at 4 points; none scores more. ARE, ALL and AIR will look familiar.
Trade one tile of DERAILLEURS for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with DE · ending in RS · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by RURALISED (10 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. DERAILLEURS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DERAILLEURS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 355) | 277 | 355 | 263 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DERAILERS, DERAILER, REALLIED, RERAILED, SARDELLE, UDALLERS, ARRIDES, DEASIUL, DEISEAL, DELLIER, DISLEAL, DREARES and 66 more, 78 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DUALLIES, RUDERIES, DUALISE, DUALLIE, ILLUDES, LASERED, DISEUR, ILLUDE, DESI, LEDE, DAS, EDS and 2 more, 14 in all.