Unscramble DESERTIFICATION and you have 569 words, DESERTIFICATION itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. ESTERIFICATION is the best of the shorter words, at 19 points. It has 15 letters, 7 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from DESERTIFICATION by length: 1 with 15 letters, 1 with 14, 8 with 12, 33 with 11, 60 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 46 with 2. None has 13 letters.
There is a single one of the 14-letter words in DESERTIFICATION: ESTERIFICATION, 19 points.
Among 8 12-letter words made with DESERTIFICATION letters, the top score is 18, reached by 4. DICTIONARIES is the familiar one.
9 of 33 11-letter words from DESERTIFICATION tie at 17 points; none scores more. IDENTIFIERS, DISTRACTION and CONSIDERATE will look familiar.
60 10-letter words you get when you unscramble DESERTIFICATION; 17 of them share the top score of 16. DIRECTIONS, FEDERATION and INTERFACES are everyday picks.
Among 60 9-letter words in DESERTIFICATION, the top score is 15, reached by 26. INTERFACE, CERTIFIED and FACTORIES are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 8-letter words made with DESERTIFICATION letters, 23 score 14 points, the group's best. FORECAST, INFECTED and FRACTION are the ones most people know.
60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DESERTIFICATION; 20 of them share the top score of 13. FICTION, FACTORS and DEFECTS are everyday picks.
8 of 60 6-letter words from DESERTIFICATION tie at 12 points; none scores more. FACTOR, DEFINE and FORCES will look familiar.
DECAF and FACED share the top score of 11 among the 5-letter words in DESERTIFICATION. FORCE, FACTS and DRAFT are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words made with DESERTIFICATION letters; 12 of them share the top score of 9. FIND, CODE and CARD are everyday picks.
CAF tops the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DESERTIFICATION at 8 points; next come DEF and DIF on 7. CAN, CAR and ACT will look familiar.
These 4 words have the length of DESERTIFICATION, with one letter different:
More 15-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ON · all 15-letter words
The meaning of DESERTIFICATION, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DESERTIFICATION, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESERTIFICATION itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 569) | 477 | 566 | 434 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
91 of the 569 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DEFECTIONIST, FRACTIONISED, DEFORCIANTS, DISINFECTOR, FICTIONISED, NIDIFICATES, DEFORCIANT, FOETICIDES, FRACTIONISE, NIDIFICATE, CONFISERIE, DISINTRICATE and 79 more. 41 of the 569 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DEFECATORS, FACTORISED, ACETIFIERS, CORNIFIED, DEFECATOR, FRANCISED, ACETIFIER, CORNIFIES, FACTORISE, FETIDITIES, FOSCARNET, NORDICITIES and 29 more. 2 of the 569 answers are missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FINASTERIDE and ETIDRONATES. 1 of the 569 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.