Unscramble DESIGNATE and you have 322 words, DESIGNATE itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Among the shorter answers, 7 reach 10 points, INGESTED, SEDATING and AGENISED among them. It has 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from DESIGNATE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 9 with 8, 44 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
Among 44 7-letter words made with DESIGNATE letters, the top score is 9, reached by 15. INSTEAD, SEATING and STAINED are the familiar ones.
20 of 60 6-letter words from DESIGNATE tie at 8 points; none scores more. DESIGN, DATING and AGENTS will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DESIGNATE, the top score is 7, reached by 12. AGENT, DATES and GENES are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words in DESIGNATE; 18 of them share the top score of 6. DATE, EDIT and DIET are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words made with DESIGNATE letters, the top score is 5, reached by 6. GET, END and AGE are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of DESIGNATE for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with DE · ending in TE · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by INGESTED, SEDATING, SIGNETED and STEADING (10 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. DESIGNATE is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESIGNATE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 322) | 245 | 322 | 221 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: AGENISED, ENDGATES, STEEDING, AGNISED, ENDGATE, SAGENITE, SDEIGNE, STEDING, STINGED, AGENISE, DAEING, DEEING and 65 more, 77 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: AGENTED, ANGSTED, DANGEST, DATINGS, GENISTA, NIDATES, SATINED, TAGINES, IDENTS, NIDATE, GEANS, DANS and 12 more, 24 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of DESIGNATE spell the words below.