Unscramble DESELECTIONS and you have 420 words, DESELECTIONS itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is DESELECTION, 14 points. It has 12 letters, 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from DESELECTIONS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 4 with 10, 25 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words made with DESELECTIONS letters: DESELECTION, 14 points.
The 10-letter words in DESELECTIONS are led by DESISTENCE and DISENCLOSE, 13 points each. SELECTIONS is the familiar one.
Of the 25 9-letter words from DESELECTIONS, 9 score 12 points, the group's best. SELECTION, ELECTIONS and CONSISTED are the ones most people know.
60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DESELECTIONS; 26 of them share the top score of 11. SELECTED, SECTIONS and ELECTION are everyday picks.
35 of 60 7-letter words made with DESELECTIONS letters tie at 10 points; none scores more. CLIENTS, SECONDS and ELECTED will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DESELECTIONS, 41 score 9 points, the group's best. SECOND, CLIENT and CLOSED are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words from DESELECTIONS; 28 of them share the top score of 8. CLOSE, CODES and COINS are everyday picks.
18 of 60 4-letter words in DESELECTIONS tie at 7 points; none scores more. CODE, COST and ONCE will look familiar.
CID, COD and DOC share the top score of 6 among the 3-letter words made with DESELECTIONS letters. END, OLD and LED are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of DESELECTIONS for another and you can spell these 5 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with DE · ending in NS · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CELESTINES, COLESEEDS, CONSISTED, DENTICLES, DESELECTS, SECONDEES, SECTIONED and SELECTIONS (12 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: DESELECTIONS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESELECTIONS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 420) | 338 | 420 | 314 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DESISTENCE, DISENCLOSE, DECESSION, COTELINES, DEONTICS, DISCLOST, DOCILEST, ICESTONES, SCODIEST, CODISTS, COLDIES, CONDIES and 70 more, 82 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DESELECTIONS, DESELECTION, CELESTINES, SECONDEES, CELESTINE, SECONDEE, SENESCED, TELECINES, DISCOES, ECLOSED, TELECINE, CISTED and 12 more, 24 in all.