462 words come out when you unscramble DESPERATION, starting with DESPERATION itself: 14 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. It has 11 letters, 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from DESPERATION by length: 1 with 11 letters, 11 with 10, 45 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 45 with 2.
Of the 11 10-letter words in DESPERATION, 10 score 13 points, the group's best. PEDESTRIAN is the one most people know.
45 9-letter words made with DESPERATION letters; 22 of them share the top score of 12. PRESIDENT and PREDATION are everyday picks.
All 60 of the 8-letter words from DESPERATION score 11 points. OPERATED, PARODIES and OPERANDS are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DESPERATION scores 10. DESPITE, EPISODE and PERIODS are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DESPERATION come to 60, each scoring 9 points. PERIOD, OPENED and DEPART are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 5-letter words from DESPERATION score 8 points. RAPID, PRIDE and ADOPT are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words in DESPERATION; 31 of them share the top score of 7. PART, OPEN and PAID are everyday picks.
Of the 60 3-letter words made with DESPERATION letters, 7 score 6 points, the group's best. TOP, PRO and ADS are the ones most people know.
These 6 words have the length of DESPERATION, with one letter different:
More 11-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ON · all 11-letter words
DESPERATION first, then short meanings for the 6 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DESPERATION, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESPERATION itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 462) | 389 | 462 | 357 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
73 of the 462 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: OPERATISED, PONDERATES, DIAPENTES, DIPTERONS, PAROTIDES, PEDANTISE, PERIDOTES, PINDAREES, PONDERATE, ASPORTED, DIAPENTE, DIPTERAS and 61 more. 32 of the 462 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PERIODATES, PENTOSIDE, PERIODATE, REPOINTED, EPISTERNA, PORTSIDE, POSTERED, REPOSTED, DENTARIES, DERATIONS, NOTARISED, PANTSED and 20 more.
These 7 words take every letter of DESPERATION plus a single extra one.