Unscramble DERIVATIONIST and you have 483 words, DERIVATIONIST itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, DEVIATIONIST and DITRANSITIVE lead with 16 points. The 13 letters split into 6 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from DERIVATIONIST split into 1 with 13 letters, 4 with 12, 2 with 11, 22 with 10, 55 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 39 with 2.
The 12-letter words in DERIVATIONIST are led by DEVIATIONIST and DITRANSITIVE, 16 points each.
All 2 of the 11-letter words made with DERIVATIONIST letters score 15 points.
22 10-letter words from DERIVATIONIST; 7 of them share the top score of 14. TRADITIONS, DEVIATIONS and VISITATION are everyday picks.
Of the 55 9-letter words you get when you unscramble DERIVATIONIST, 13 score 13 points, the group's best. TRADITION, INITIATED and DEVIATION are the ones most people know.
Among 60 8-letter words in DERIVATIONIST, the top score is 12, reached by 18. DIVISION, REVISION and INVESTOR are the familiar ones.
41 of 60 7-letter words made with DERIVATIONIST letters tie at 11 points; none scores more. ADVISOR, VISITED and INVITED will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DERIVATIONIST, 48 score 10 points, the group's best. VIDEOS, VENDOR and DRIVES are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words from DERIVATIONIST; 40 of them share the top score of 9. VIDEO, DRIVE and AVOID are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words in DERIVATIONIST, the top score is 8, reached by 19. OVER, SAVE and VOID are the familiar ones.
DEV, DIV and VID are the top 3-letter words made with DERIVATIONIST letters, 7 points each. END, RED and VAN will look familiar.
Keep every letter of DERIVATIONIST but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ST · all 13-letter words
Here is what the 7 strongest answers mean; DERIVATIONS (15 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DERIVATIONIST is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DERIVATIONIST itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 483) | 381 | 482 | 345 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DERIVATIONIST, REVISITATION, TIDIVATIONS, DISTORTIVE, DIVINATORS, TIDIVATION, DIVINATOR, EVITATIONS, OVERSTAND, REVISITANT, STANDOVER, TIDIVATES and 89 more, 101 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: TRADITIVE, ESTIVATOR, TEVATRONS, IVORIED, IVORIEST, NOVATED, TARDIVE, TEVATRON, VIDIOTS, DERATIONS, ENVIROS, NOTARISED and 24 more, 36 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: VON.
Each word below uses all the letters of DERIVATIONIST and one more.