323 words come out when you unscramble DERMESTIDS, starting with DERMESTIDS itself: 14 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. DERMESTID is the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DERMESTIDS split into 1 with 10 letters, 4 with 9, 17 with 8, 51 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 52 with 3 and 18 with 2.
4 of 51 7-letter words from DERMESTIDS tie at 11 points; none scores more. DESIRED, DRESSED and DESSERT will look familiar.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DERMESTIDS, DESMID and MIDDER tie for first at 10 points. EDITED, MISSED and METERS are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DERMESTIDS, the top score is 8, reached by 17. ITEMS, SEEMS and METER are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words from DERMESTIDS; 9 of them share the top score of 7. TIME, ITEM and TERM are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words in DERMESTIDS are led by DIM, MED and MID, 6 points each. SEE, ITS and SET are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of DERMESTIDS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with DE · ending in DS · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DEMISTED, DEMISTERS and MISDEEDS (12 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. DERMESTIDS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DERMESTIDS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 323) | 261 | 323 | 242 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MISDESERT, MISTERED, REMEIDS, STEDDIES, DEIDEST, DEMISS, DIEDRES, MESTERS, MISERES, REMEID, RESTEMS, STEDDES and 50 more, 62 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DEMISTED, DEMISTERS, DEMISTER, MIDDEST, DEMISTS, MEISTERS, MIDDER, REDDIEST, DEMIST, MEISTER, MEDS, STIM and 7 more, 19 in all.