Unscramble DESPERATIONS to get 505 words. DESPERATIONS itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. 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 DESPERATIONS split into 1 with 12 letters, 4 with 11, 35 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 45 with 2.
DESPERATION, DISPENSATOR and PEDESTRIANS share the top score of 14 among the 11-letter words in DESPERATIONS.
35 10-letter words made with DESPERATIONS letters; 23 of them share the top score of 13. DEPRESSION, PRESIDENTS and PEDESTRIAN are everyday picks.
Among 60 9-letter words you get when you unscramble DESPERATIONS, the top score is 12, reached by 45. PRESIDENT, DISPENSER and PERSISTED are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 8-letter words from DESPERATIONS score 11 points. OPERATED, EPISODES and DEPOSITS are the ones most people know.
The 7-letter words in DESPERATIONS come to 60, each scoring 10 points. DESPITE, EPISODE and PERIODS are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 6-letter words made with DESPERATIONS letters score 9 points. PERIOD, PASSED and OPENED are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DESPERATIONS scores 8. RAPID, PRIDE and ADOPT are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words from DESPERATIONS, the top score is 7, reached by 31. OPEN, PAID and DEEP are the familiar ones.
7 of 60 3-letter words in DESPERATIONS tie at 6 points; none scores more. TOP, PRO and ADS will look familiar.
Trade one tile of DESPERATIONS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with DE · ending in NS · all 12-letter words
DESPERATIONS first, then short meanings for the 4 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. DESPERATIONS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESPERATIONS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 505) | 412 | 505 | 384 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
93 of the 505 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DISPENSATOR, DIPTEROSES, OPERATISED, PEDANTISES, PERSONISED, PONDERATES, POSTERISED, TORPIDNESS, DIAPENTES, DIPTERONS, DISPONEES, DISPONERS and 81 more. 28 of the 505 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PENTOSIDES, PERIODATES, PENTOSIDE, PERIODATE, REPOINTED, SPENDIEST, EPISTERNA, PANTSED, PERNODS, DOPEST, PERNOD, NAPED and 16 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of DESPERATIONS and one more.