Unscramble DESICCATIVES to get 363 words. DESICCATIVES itself is a real word: 20 points on a Scrabble board, 23 in Words With Friends. DESICCATIVE is the best of the shorter words, at 19 points. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from DESICCATIVES by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 4 with 10, 11 with 9, 29 with 8, 56 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
DESICCATIVE is the only one of the 11-letter words in DESICCATIVES; it scores 19 points.
SICCATIVES scores highest among the 10-letter words made with DESICCATIVES letters at 17 points, ahead of DISSECTIVE on 16 and DESICCATES on 15.
Of the 29 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DESICCATIVES, 4 score 14 points, the group's best. ACCESSED, DECISIVE and CAVITIES are the ones most people know.
56 7-letter words in DESICCATIVES; 4 of them share the top score of 13. DISEASE, DEVICES and VISITED are everyday picks.
Among the 6-letter words made with DESICCATIVES letters, CIVICS leads with 13 points, then ADVECT and ADVICE on 12. ACCESS, ACTIVE and DEVICE are the familiar ones.
CIVIC scores highest among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DESICCATIVES at 12 points, ahead of CAVED and VICED on 11. SAVED, CITED and DISCS are the ones most people know.
4 of 60 4-letter words from DESICCATIVES tie at 9 points; none scores more. SAVE, DISC and VICE will look familiar.
The best of the 3-letter words in DESICCATIVES is VAC, 8 points; DEV and DIV on 7 follow. ACT, ASS and ADS are everyday picks.
Short meanings for the 5 highest-scoring answers, starting with VATICIDES and VESICATED (15 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts DESICCATIVES, but the Words With Friends list does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESICCATIVES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 363) | 275 | 363 | 254 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); the Words With Friends list changes.
87 of the 363 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DESICCATIVES, DISSECTIVE, ACTIVISED, ACTIVISES, CAECITISES, VICIATED, ACTIVISE, CAITIVES, CECITISES, VICIATES, ACCITED, ADESSIVE and 75 more. 22 of the 363 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SICCATIVES, SICCATIVE, DEICTICS, CECITIES, VESICAS, EIDETICS, TICCED, DACITES, ECESIC, STEVIAS, CISTED, DACITE and 10 more. 1 of the 363 answers is missing from Scrabble US: DI.