Unscramble DESIDERATUM to get 396 words. DESIDERATUM itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. The 11 letters split into 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
D2E1S1I1D2E1R1A1T1U12M34
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DESIDERATUM split into 1 with 11 letters, 10 with 9, 51 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 34 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Among 51 8-letter words in DESIDERATUM, the top score is 12, reached by 7. MEASURED, DIAMETER and EMIRATES are the familiar ones.
17 of 60 7-letter words from DESIDERATUM tie at 11 points; none scores more. STADIUM, MUSTARD and AUDITED will look familiar.
60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DESIDERATUM; 12 of them share the top score of 10. DREAMS, ADMITS and ADMIRE are everyday picks.
MADID tops the 5-letter words in DESIDERATUM at 9 points; next come ADEEM and ADMIT on 8. MEDIA, DREAM and ARMED will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with DESIDERATUM letters, 23 score 7 points, the group's best. ITEM, MADE and DEAD are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DESIDERATUM; 7 of them share the top score of 6. ADD, DID and DUE are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DESIDERATUM but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with DE · ending in UM · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by DRAMEDIES and SIDEARMED (13 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DESIDERATUM, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESIDERATUM itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 396) | 319 | 396 | 292 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MADERISED, MAISTERED, MISDREAD, ADDEEMS, DEDIMUS, DEMURED, DIRDAMS, MADERISE, MARDIED, MARDIEST, MISTERED, REMEDIAT and 65 more, 77 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SIDEARMED, DEMISTED, DIATREMES, DEMISTER, DESTREAM, DIATREME, MIDDEST, SIDEMEAT, DREADEST, EMERITAS, MIDDER, RADIUSED and 15 more, 27 in all.