Unscramble DESPITEOUSNESS and you have 443 words, DESPITEOUSNESS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. 14 letters: 6 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from DESPITEOUSNESS by length: 1 with 14 letters, 2 with 13, 1 with 12, 9 with 11, 9 with 10, 25 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 36 with 2.
The best of the 13-letter words made with DESPITEOUSNESS letters is PITEOUSNESSES, 15 points; TEDIOUSNESSES on 14 follows.
Just 1 of the 12-letter words in DESPITEOUSNESS: STUPIDNESSES, for 15 points.
4 of 9 11-letter words you get when you unscramble DESPITEOUSNESS tie at 14 points; none scores more.
Of the 9 10-letter words from DESPITEOUSNESS, 8 score 13 points, the group's best.
12 of 25 9-letter words you get when you unscramble DESPITEOUSNESS tie at 12 points; none scores more. POSSESSED will look familiar.
Of the 60 8-letter words from DESPITEOUSNESS, 35 score 11 points, the group's best. EPISODES, DEPOSITS and DISPUTES are the ones most people know.
50 of 60 7-letter words in DESPITEOUSNESS tie at 10 points; none scores more. DESPITE, EPISODE and DEPOSIT will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words made with DESPITEOUSNESS letters, 58 score 9 points, the group's best. POSTED, OPENED and POUNDS are the ones most people know.
36 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DESPITEOUSNESS tie at 8 points; none scores more. SPEED, INPUT and SPEND will look familiar.
60 4-letter words from DESPITEOUSNESS; 22 of them share the top score of 7. OPEN, DEEP and PETS are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words in DESPITEOUSNESS, the top score is 6, reached by 7. TOP, END and PUT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of DESPITEOUSNESS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 14-letter words: starting with DE · ending in SS · all 14-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PITEOUSNESSES and STUPIDNESSES (15 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts DESPITEOUSNESS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESPITEOUSNESS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 443) | 349 | 443 | 326 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
94 of the 443 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DESPITEOUSNESS, DISESPOUSES, SUSPENSOIDS, DISESPOUSE, PIEDNESSES, SUSPENSOID, DISPONEES, OPENSIDES, STEEPINESS, DISPONEE, DISPONES, DISPOSTS and 82 more. 23 of the 443 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: UNPOSSESSED, PENTOSIDES, SOUPINESSES, DEPUTISES, PENTOSIDE, SPENDIEST, DEPUTISE, SOUPINESS, DUPIONS, POUTINES, DOPEST, DUPION and 11 more.