Unscramble DESISTENCES and you have 295 words, DESISTENCES itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is DESISTENCE, 13 points. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from DESISTENCES split into 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 1 with 9, 19 with 8, 27 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 50 with 3 and 16 with 2.
There is a single one of the 10-letter words made with DESISTENCES letters: DESISTENCE, 13 points.
SEEDINESS is the only one of the 9-letter words in DESISTENCES; it scores 10 points.
The 8-letter words from DESISTENCES are led by DESCENTS, DISSECTS and SENESCED, 11 points each. ESSENCES is the familiar one.
7 of 27 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DESISTENCES tie at 10 points; none scores more. ESSENCE, INSECTS and DESCENT will look familiar.
60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DESISTENCES; 12 of them share the top score of 9. SCENES, DECENT and NESTED are everyday picks.
Of the 60 5-letter words from DESISTENCES, 11 score 8 points, the group's best. NEEDS, SCENE and SIDES are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words in DESISTENCES; 8 of them share the top score of 7. NEED, SEND and SIDE are everyday picks.
CID scores highest among the 3-letter words made with DESISTENCES letters at 6 points, ahead of CEE and CIS on 5. SEE, ITS and SET are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of DESISTENCES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by DESCENTS, DISSECTS and SENESCED (11 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: DESISTENCES is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESISTENCES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 295) | 213 | 295 | 195 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
82 of the 295 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DESISTENCES, DESISTENCE, CITESSES, ESNECIES, INCEDES, DISNESTS, INCEDE, SCENED, SEEDNESS, STEEDIES, CIDES, CITESS and 70 more. 18 of the 295 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SENESCED, SENESCES, CISTED, SENESCE, EENSIEST, ETICS, IDENTS, SENSEIS, DESIS, IDENT, TECS, DENI and 6 more.
These 3 words take every letter of DESISTENCES plus a single extra one.