Unscramble DESOLATENESS to get 385 words. DESOLATENESS itself is a real word: 13 points on a Scrabble board, 15 in Words With Friends. ELATEDNESS and SEDATENESS are the best of the shorter words, at 11 points. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DESOLATENESS split into 1 with 12 letters, 3 with 10, 10 with 9, 41 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2. None has 11 letters.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
Among the 10-letter words in DESOLATENESS, ELATEDNESS and SEDATENESS tie for first at 11 points.
Of the 41 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DESOLATENESS, 25 score 9 points, the group's best. SEASONED, NEEDLESS and DESOLATE are the ones most people know.
Among 60 7-letter words from DESOLATENESS, the top score is 8, reached by 44. LESSONS, ENDLESS and DENOTES are the familiar ones.
Every one of the 60 6-letter words in DESOLATENESS scores 7. DELETE, DENTAL and DONATE are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words made with DESOLATENESS letters come to 60, each scoring 6 points. NEEDS, DEALS and DATES are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DESOLATENESS score 5 points. DATE, NEED and DOES are the ones most people know.
34 of 60 3-letter words from DESOLATENESS tie at 4 points; none scores more. END, OLD and ASS will look familiar.
Trade one tile of DESOLATENESS for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with DE · ending in SS · all 12-letter words
DESOLATENESS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DESOLATENESS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESOLATENESS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 385) | 301 | 384 | 280 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SATEDNESS, ENDOSSES, ENSEALED, ONSTEADS, SEEDNESS, SELDSEEN, ALTESSES, ASTONED, DENTELS, DOLENTE, EASELESS, EDENTAL and 72 more, 84 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SANDLESS, SELENOSES, STONELESS, TENSELESS, EASELED, ELDESTS, LEADENS, LOANEES, DELTS, DOSAS, EELED, LEDES and 8 more, 20 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: AEDESES.
Each word below uses all the letters of DESOLATENESS and one more.