Unscramble DESISTANCES to get 379 words. DESISTANCES itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 16 in Words With Friends. ACIDNESSES, DESISTANCE and ECSTASISED are the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DESISTANCES split into 1 with 11 letters, 4 with 10, 9 with 9, 39 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
The 10-letter words made with DESISTANCES letters are led by ACIDNESSES, DESISTANCE and ECSTASISED, 13 points each.
Among 39 8-letter words from DESISTANCES, the top score is 11, reached by 8. DISTANCE, DISEASES and ASSISTED are the familiar ones.
20 of 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DESISTANCES tie at 10 points; none scores more. DISEASE, INSTEAD and INSECTS will look familiar.
60 6-letter words from DESISTANCES; 32 of them share the top score of 9. DECENT, INSECT and DANCES are everyday picks.
34 of 60 5-letter words in DESISTANCES tie at 8 points; none scores more. CASES, DANCE and CITED will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with DESISTANCES letters, 17 score 7 points, the group's best. CASE, NICE and DISC are the ones most people know.
CAD and CID are the top 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DESISTANCES, 6 points each. CAN, END and ACT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of DESISTANCES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; DISTANCES (12 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DESISTANCES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESISTANCES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 379) | 309 | 378 | 282 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ECSTASISED, ECSTASIED, ECSTASISE, ACIDEST, CITESSES, ECSTASES, ECSTASIS, INCEDES, SATEDNESS, CADEES, CADIES, CANDIE and 58 more, 70 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DANCIEST, CASSENES, CASSINES, DACITES, CASSENE, CASSINE, CISTED, CNIDAE, DACITE, DECANI, DECANS, CENTAI and 14 more, 26 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ASCITESES.
This word takes every letter of DESISTANCES plus a single extra one.