Unscramble DESELECTING and you have 366 words, DESELECTING itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, NEGLECTED leads with 13 points. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from DESELECTING by length: 1 with 11 letters, 11 with 9, 35 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Among the 8-letter words in DESELECTING, SECEDING leads with 12 points, then DECLINES and DENTICLE on 11. SELECTED, LICENSED and GENETICS are the familiar ones.
The best of the 7-letter words from DESELECTING is CLINGED, 11 points; DECEITS and DECILES on 10 follow. LICENSE, CLIENTS and ELECTED are everyday picks.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DESELECTING, CEDING leads with 10 points, then CEILED and CENSED on 9. DESIGN, SELECT and CLIENT are the familiar ones.
14 of 60 5-letter words from DESELECTING tie at 8 points; none scores more. SCENE, CITED and CENTS will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words in DESELECTING, the top score is 7, reached by 10. NICE, DIET and EDGE are the familiar ones.
CID and CIG are the top 3-letter words made with DESELECTING letters, 6 points each. GET, END and LED will look familiar.
These 5 words have the length of DESELECTING, with one letter different:
More 11-letter words: starting with DE · ending in NG · all 11-letter words
DESELECTING first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DESELECTING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESELECTING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 366) | 292 | 366 | 265 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EGENCIES, LEGENDISE, LEGENDIST, DELICES, EGENCES, GELIDEST, INCEDES, NEEDLIEST, STEEDING, CIELED, DELICE, EGENCE and 62 more, 74 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CELESTINE, TELECINES, TELECINE, CISTED, CLEGS, EELINGS, INCELS, CIGS, CLEG, CLITS, ETICS, INCEL and 15 more, 27 in all.