Unscramble DESELECTION and you have 380 words, DESELECTION itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The 11 letters split into 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
D2E1S1E1L12E1C34T1I1O1N12
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from DESELECTION by length: 1 with 11 letters, 10 with 9, 40 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2. None has 10 letters.
DENTICLES, SECTIONED and STENCILED share the top score of 12 among the 9-letter words made with DESELECTION letters. SELECTION, ELECTIONS and DELETIONS are the ones most people know.
40 8-letter words in DESELECTION; 14 of them share the top score of 11. SELECTED, ELECTION and LICENSED are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words from DESELECTION, the top score is 10, reached by 30. SECTION, LICENSE and CLIENTS are the familiar ones.
37 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DESELECTION tie at 9 points; none scores more. SECOND, CLIENT and CLOSED will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from DESELECTION, 27 score 8 points, the group's best. CLOSE, CODES and COINS are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words in DESELECTION; 18 of them share the top score of 7. CODE, COST and ONCE are everyday picks.
CID, COD and DOC share the top score of 6 among the 3-letter words made with DESELECTION letters. END, OLD and LED are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of DESELECTION for another and you can spell these 6 words:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by DENTICLES, SECTIONED and STENCILED (12 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: DESELECTION is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESELECTION itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 380) | 305 | 380 | 284 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
75 of the 380 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: COTELINES, DEONTICS, DOCILEST, COLDIES, CONDIES, COTELINE, COTISED, DELICES, ICESTONE, INCEDES, NEEDLIEST, TELECONS and 63 more. 21 of the 380 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DESELECTION, CELESTINE, SECONDEE, TELECINES, ECLOSED, TELECINE, CISTED, LENTOIDS, ECLOSE, EOCENE, CLITS, CLIT and 9 more.
These 2 words take every letter of DESELECTION plus a single extra one.