Unscramble DERIVATIONS and you have 422 words, DERIVATIONS itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. It has 11 letters, 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from DERIVATIONS by length: 1 with 11 letters, 6 with 10, 16 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 39 with 2.
4 of 6 10-letter words made with DERIVATIONS letters tie at 14 points; none scores more. DEVIATIONS and DERIVATION will look familiar.
16 9-letter words in DERIVATIONS; 7 of them share the top score of 13. DEVIATION and DIVERSION are everyday picks.
Among 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DERIVATIONS, the top score is 12, reached by 12. REVISION, INVESTOR and EDITIONS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 7-letter words from DERIVATIONS, 41 score 11 points, the group's best. ADVISOR, VISITED and INVITED are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words from DERIVATIONS; 47 of them share the top score of 10. VIDEOS, VENDOR and DRIVES are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words in DERIVATIONS, the top score is 9, reached by 40. VIDEO, DRIVE and AVOID are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with DERIVATIONS letters, 19 score 8 points, the group's best. OVER, SAVE and VOID are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DERIVATIONS, DEV, DIV and VID tie for first at 7 points. END, RED and VAN are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DERIVATIONS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with DE · ending in NS · all 11-letter words
DERIVATIONS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DERIVATIONS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DERIVATIONS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 422) | 335 | 421 | 303 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DIVINATORS, DIVINATOR, OVERSTAND, STANDOVER, OVERSTAIN, SANDIVER, VIRANDOS, AVIDEST, DOVIEST, NOVITIES, SIDERATION, STOVAINE and 74 more, 86 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: IVORIED, IVORIEST, NOVATED, TARDIVE, VIDIOTS, DERATIONS, ENVIROS, NOTARISED, NOVATES, RAVIEST, STOVED, VIDIOT and 20 more, 32 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: VON.
This word takes every letter of DERIVATIONS plus a single extra one.