Unscramble DEREGULATING to get 435 words. DEREGULATING itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is DELEGATING, 13 points. It has 12 letters, 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from DEREGULATING by length: 1 with 12 letters, 6 with 10, 32 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 36 with 2. None has 11 letters.
The best of the 10-letter words made with DEREGULATING letters is DELEGATING, 13 points; LEAGUERING and REGELATING on 12 follow. REGULATING is an everyday pick.
Among 32 9-letter words in DEREGULATING, the top score is 12, reached by 6. REGULATED, UNRELATED and INTERLUDE are the familiar ones.
12 of 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DEREGULATING tie at 11 points; none scores more. GREETING, GRADIENT and DELETING will look familiar.
60 7-letter words from DEREGULATING; 20 of them share the top score of 10. DEALING, ENGAGED and GRADING are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words made with DEREGULATING letters, the top score is 9, reached by 26. DATING, AGREED and DANGER are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DEREGULATING tie at 8 points; none scores more. GUIDE, ADULT and GRAND will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words from DEREGULATING, the top score is 6, reached by 41. DRUG, EDGE and GRID are the familiar ones.
60 3-letter words in DEREGULATING; 11 of them share the top score of 5. GET, END and AGE are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DEREGULATING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with DE · ending in NG · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; DELEGATING (13 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DEREGULATING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEREGULATING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 435) | 336 | 435 | 296 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
99 of the 435 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DEGEARING, GINGERADE, LEDGERING, ANGLEDUG, NUGGETED, NUGGETIER, REDEALING, TIGGERED, ALEGGED, DAGGIER, DEARLING, ENTRAILED and 87 more. 40 of the 435 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: GADGETIER, LANGRIDGE, DETANGLER, GERUNDIAL, RINGLETED, TRIANGLED, ADULTING, DANEGELT, DANGLIER, DETANGLE, EUGLENID, GAITERED and 28 more.