Unscramble DESPISEMENTS and you have 393 words, DESPISEMENTS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DESPISEMENTS split into 1 with 12 letters, 3 with 11, 4 with 10, 17 with 9, 47 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
Among the 11-letter words made with DESPISEMENTS letters, DESPISEMENT leads with 16 points, then EMPTINESSES on 15 and TEPIDNESSES on 14.
DISESTEEMS, PIEDNESSES and SPEEDINESS share the top score of 13 among the 10-letter words in DESPISEMENTS.
The 9-letter words from DESPISEMENTS are led by MISSPENDS and PEDIMENTS, 14 points each. SEDIMENTS and EMPTINESS are the familiar ones.
Among the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DESPISEMENTS, MISSPEND, PEDIMENT and SEMIPEDS tie for first at 13 points. SEDIMENT, DISPENSE and SIDESTEP are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DESPISEMENTS, the top score is 12, reached by 4. DESPITE, ENEMIES and DEEPEST are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words from DESPISEMENTS, 4 score 11 points, the group's best. SEEMED, MISSED and SPEEDS are the ones most people know.
DEMPT, DIMPS and IMPED are the top 5-letter words in DESPISEMENTS, 10 points each. ITEMS, SPEED and SPEND will look familiar.
DIMP scores highest among the 4-letter words made with DESPISEMENTS letters at 9 points, ahead of EMPT and IMPS on 8. ITEM, MEET and MIND are the ones most people know.
IMP tops the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DESPISEMENTS at 7 points; next come DEP and DIM on 6. SEE, ITS and END will look familiar.
Keep every letter of DESPISEMENTS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with DE · ending in TS · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by EMPTINESSES (15 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DESPISEMENTS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESPISEMENTS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 393) | 307 | 393 | 285 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PIEDNESSES, SEMIPEDS, SEPIMENTS, MISSENSED, SEMIPED, SEPIMENT, STEEPINESS, DESMINES, EMPTED, INSEEMED, PENTISED, PIEDNESS and 74 more, 86 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SPENDIEST, DEMENTIS, SIDESMEN, SIEMENSES, DEMENTI, DEMISTS, EMESISES, DEMIST, MENTEES, EENSIEST, MENTEE, MIPS and 10 more, 22 in all.