283 words come out when you unscramble DESPONDENCY, starting with DESPONDENCY itself: 20 in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends. 11 letters: 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
D2E1S1P34O1N12D2E1N12C34Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DESPONDENCY split into 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 9, 6 with 8, 21 with 7, 54 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2. None has 10 letters.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words made with DESPONDENCY letters: CONDENSED, 13 points.
DECOYED, PYCNONS and SYNCOPE are the top 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DESPONDENCY, 14 points each. DEPENDS, ENCODED and DESCEND will look familiar.
The 6-letter words from DESPONDENCY are led by PONCEY, PYCNON and SPODDY, 13 points each. SECOND, OPENED and DEPEND are the familiar ones.
COPSY, PODDY and PONCY are the top 5-letter words from DESPONDENCY, 12 points each. CODES, SCOPE and PENNY will look familiar.
COPY scores highest among the 4-letter words in DESPONDENCY at 11 points, ahead of DOPY on 10 and CONY on 9. CODE, DEEP and EYES are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words made with DESPONDENCY letters, the top score is 8, reached by 4. END, YES and EYE are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of DESPONDENCY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with DE · ending in CY · all 11-letter words
What DESPONDENCY means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DESPONDENCY works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESPONDENCY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 283) | 216 | 283 | 202 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PYCNONS, ENDODYNE, PONCEY, PYCNON, SPODDY, DESYNED, PEYSED, PODDY, PONCY, POYSED, COPSED, ESNECY and 55 more, 67 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: COPSY, SPENDY, NEDDY, POSEY, SYCON, YEPS, PENNES, DEPS, DEP, ECO, POS, SOC and 2 more, 14 in all.