Unscramble DERNIES and you have 183 words, DERNIES itself among them: it scores 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. It has 3 anagrams, each with the same 8 points: DENIERS, NEREIDS and RESINED. Among the shorter answers, 18 reach 7 points, DESIRE, SENDER and RESIDE among them. 7 letters: 3 vowels and 4 consonants. DERNIES as a single 7-tile play makes 58 in Scrabble, 8 plus the 50 bonus, and 44 in Words With Friends (9 + 35).
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from DERNIES by length: 4 with 7 letters, 23 with 6, 45 with 5, 60 with 4, 38 with 3 and 13 with 2.
Of the 23 6-letter words in DERNIES, 18 score 7 points, the group's best. DESIRE, SENDER and RESIDE are the ones most people know.
33 of 45 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DERNIES tie at 6 points; none scores more. NEEDS, RIDES and DENSE will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words from DERNIES, 38 score 5 points, the group's best. NEED, SEND and SIDE are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of DERNIES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 7-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ES · all 7-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by DENIERS, NEREIDS and RESINED (8 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: DERNIES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DERNIES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 183) | 138 | 183 | 134 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 45 of them: DERNIES, DESINE, RENIED, DEENS, DENIS, DERES, DERNS, ERNED, IDEES, RENIES, SDEIN, SIDER and 33 more. Words With Friends* skips 4 of them: DENI, DESI, EDS and ESNE.
These 12 words take every letter of DERNIES plus a single extra one.