Unscramble DESIGNATED and you have 350 words, DESIGNATED itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DESIGNATED split into 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 19 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
Of the 19 8-letter words made with DESIGNATED letters, 5 score 11 points, the group's best. DESIGNED, DETAINED and DESTINED are the ones most people know.
7 of 60 7-letter words from DESIGNATED tie at 10 points; none scores more. INSTEAD, SEATING and SEEDING will look familiar.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DESIGNATED, the top score is 9, reached by 7. DESIGN, DATING and AGENTS are the familiar ones.
EDGED, GADDI and GADID share the top score of 8 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DESIGNATED. AGENT, DATES and ENDED are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words from DESIGNATED, the top score is 6, reached by 24. DATE, EDIT and DEAD are the familiar ones.
9 of 60 3-letter words in DESIGNATED tie at 5 points; none scores more. GET, ADD and DID will look familiar.
Trade one tile of DESIGNATED for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ED · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; DESIGNED, DESTAINED and DIGESTED (11 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
DESIGNATED works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESIGNATED itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 350) | 266 | 350 | 244 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
84 of the 350 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NIDGETED, SDEIGNED, STEDDING, ADDINGS, AGENISED, DEADING, DISEDGE, ENDGATES, NEDDIEST, SADDING, STEEDING, AGNISED and 72 more. 22 of the 350 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: AGENTED, ANGSTED, DANGEST, DATINGS, NEDDIES, NIDATED, GENISTA, NIDATES, SATINED, DANS, DENI, DESI and 10 more.