Unscramble DESPONDENT to get 288 words. DESPONDENT itself is a real word: 14 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. DEPONENTS is the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
D2E1S1P34O1N12D2E1N12T1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DESPONDENT split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 5 with 8, 24 with 7, 57 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words made with DESPONDENT letters: DEPONENTS, 12 points.
5 of 24 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DESPONDENT tie at 11 points; none scores more. DEPENDS, DENOTES and DENOTED will look familiar.
DEPEND, PENDED and PONDED share the top score of 10 among the 6-letter words from DESPONDENT. POSTED, OPENED and NESTED are the ones most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words made with DESPONDENT letters is DOPED, 9 points; DEEPS and DEPOT on 8 follow. NEEDS, SPEED and ENDED are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DESPONDENT, the top score is 7, reached by 12. POST, DOES and OPEN are the familiar ones.
60 3-letter words from DESPONDENT; 4 of them share the top score of 6. NOT, ONE and SEE are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of DESPONDENT for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with DE · ending in NT · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DEPONENTS (12 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. DESPONDENT 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESPONDENT itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 288) | 236 | 288 | 223 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 52 of them: PONENTS, STENDED, DENNETS, PENED, POSNET, POTED, STEDDE, STEDED, STENNED, STONNED, TODDES, DENETS and 40 more. Words With Friends* skips 13 of them: DOPEST, PENNES, DEPS, DEP, TENNES, TENNOS, POS, PST, EDS, PO, EST, TES and 1 more.