Unscramble DESIGNATIVE and you have 385 words, DESIGNATIVE itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The 11 letters split into 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from DESIGNATIVE split into 1 with 11 letters, 12 with 9, 44 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2. None has 10 letters.
4 of 44 8-letter words made with DESIGNATIVE letters tie at 13 points; none scores more. NEGATIVE, INVESTED and ADVISING will look familiar.
60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DESIGNATIVE; 7 of them share the top score of 12. VINTAGE, EDITING and VISITED are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words from DESIGNATIVE are led by DIVING, VADING and VENGED, 11 points each. EVENTS, NATIVE and SAVING are the familiar ones.
GIVED scores highest among the 5-letter words made with DESIGNATIVE letters at 10 points, ahead of DAVEN and DAVIT on 9. GIVEN, EVENT and GIVES are the ones most people know.
22 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DESIGNATIVE tie at 8 points; none scores more. EVEN, SAVE and GIVE will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words from DESIGNATIVE, 6 score 7 points, the group's best. GET, END and AGE are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of DESIGNATIVE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with DE · ending in VE · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DEVESTING, DEVIATING, DIVESTING, ENVISAGED and NEGATIVED (14 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. DESIGNATIVE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESIGNATIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 385) | 309 | 385 | 282 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: VENDAGES, VINTAGED, DEEVING, EVIDENTS, VENDAGE, VENTIGES, VISTAING, ADVENES, AVIDEST, AVISING, STIVING, VADING and 64 more, 76 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DIVINGS, VIGIAS, AGENTED, ANGSTED, DANGEST, DATINGS, DEVIS, VEGAS, VEGES, VIGIA, DEVI, VEGA and 15 more, 27 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of DESIGNATIVE and one more.