Unscramble DERMAPTERANS and you have 422 words, DERMAPTERANS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. It has 12 letters, 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from DERMAPTERANS split into 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 2 with 10, 29 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
The 11-letter words in DERMAPTERANS come to 2, each scoring 16 points.
The best of the 10-letter words made with DERMAPTERANS letters is PARAMETERS, 14 points; TRADENAMES on 13 follows.
Of the 29 9-letter words from DERMAPTERANS, 7 score 14 points, the group's best. PARAMETER, SEPARATED and PARTNERED are the ones most people know.
60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DERMAPTERANS; 10 of them share the top score of 13. ADAPTERS, MANDATES and MASTERED are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words made with DERMAPTERANS letters, the top score is 12, reached by 9. ADAPTER, MANDATE and STAMPED are the familiar ones.
10 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DERMAPTERANS tie at 11 points; none scores more. DREAMS, DEPART and DRAPER will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words from DERMAPTERANS, the top score is 10, reached by 4. NAMED, DREAM and DRAMA are the familiar ones.
DAMP tops the 4-letter words in DERMAPTERANS at 9 points; next come AMPS and EMPT on 8. MADE, MAPS and DEEP will look familiar.
The 3-letter words made with DERMAPTERANS letters are led by AMP, MAP and PAM, 7 points each. MAN, MEN and MAR are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of DERMAPTERANS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with DE · ending in NS · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; MANSPREADER (16 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: DERMAPTERANS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DERMAPTERANS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 422) | 325 | 421 | 298 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
97 of the 422 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DERMAPTERANS, DERMAPTERAN, ENSTAMPED, EMPARTED, PERMATANS, PERMEANTS, SPADEMAN, SPADEMEN, STRAMPED, TRADENAMES, APTAMERS, DEPARTERS and 85 more. 26 of the 422 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: MANSPREAD, NAMETAPES, DEMERARAN, NAMETAPE, PARMESAN, PRETERMS, TAPENADES, DESTREAM, PRESTERNA, STAMENED, TAPENADE, AMPED and 14 more. 1 of the 422 answers is missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: MANSPREADER.