Unscramble derives

Unscramble DERIVES and you have 149 words, DERIVES itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. It has 3 anagrams, each with the same 11 points: DEVISER, DIVERSE and REVISED. It has 7 letters, 3 vowels and 4 consonants. DERIVES as a single 7-tile play makes 61 in Scrabble, 11 plus the 50 bonus, and 47 in Words With Friends (12 + 35).

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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.

Possible Words From derives

By length, the words from DERIVES split into 4 with 7 letters, 18 with 6, 37 with 5, 50 with 4, 30 with 3 and 10 with 2.

7 Letter Words You Can Make with derives

DERIVES and 3 anagrams, REVISED, DIVERSE and DEVISER, make up the 7-letter words in DERIVES; each scores 11 points.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with derives

18 6-letter words made with DERIVES letters; 11 of them share the top score of 10. SERVED, DRIVES and DESIRE are everyday picks.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with derives

9 of 37 5-letter words from DERIVES tie at 9 points; none scores more. DRIVE, SERVE and VERSE will look familiar.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with derives

Of the 50 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DERIVES, 10 score 8 points, the group's best. SIDE, EVER and RISE are the ones most people know.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with derives

Among the 3-letter words from DERIVES, DEV, DIV and VID tie for first at 7 points. SEE, RED and DIE are everyday picks.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with derives

Of the 10 2-letter words in DERIVES, 4 score 3 points, the group's best. IS is the one most people know.

Change One Tile in DERIVES

These 6 words have the length of DERIVES, with one letter different:

More 7-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ES · all 7-letter words

Definitions for the Top DERIVES Plays

The meaning of DERIVES, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.

Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends

DERIVES 11 · 12
to obtain or receive from a source
DEVISER 11 · 12
one that devises
REVISED 11 · 12
to make a new or improved version of
DERIVE 10 · 11
to obtain or receive from a source
DEVISE 10 · 11
to form in the mind
DIVERS 10 · 11
one that dives
DRIVES 10 · 11
to urge or propel forward
REIVED 10 · 11
to plunder

Can You Play DERIVES in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

DERIVES works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
DERIVES itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 149)119149112

* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.

30 of the 149 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: REVIED, RIEVED, DEEVS, DERVS, REVIES, RIEVES, VIRED, DEEV, DERV, DIVS, EREVS, REVIE and 18 more. 7 of the 149 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DEVIS, DEVI, VIDS, VID, SEV, DESI and EDS.

Longer Words Built on DERIVES

These 12 words take every letter of DERIVES plus a single extra one.

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