Unscramble DESPOTATE and you have 266 words, DESPOTATE itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DESPOTATE split into 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 8, 11 with 7, 46 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
Of the 46 6-letter words from DESPOTATE, 20 score 9 points, the group's best. POSTED, ESTATE and STATED are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DESPOTATE; 24 of them share the top score of 8. SPEED, DATES and ADOPT are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words made with DESPOTATE letters, the top score is 7, reached by 15. DATE, POST and PAST are the familiar ones.
6 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DESPOTATE tie at 6 points; none scores more. TOP, SAT and ADS will look familiar.
Keep every letter of DESPOTATE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DE · ending in TE · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ADEPTEST, ADOPTEES and POSTDATE (11 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: DESPOTATE is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESPOTATE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 266) | 220 | 266 | 202 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DESPOTATE, DESPOTAT, TAPETED, APODES, APTOTES, PAEDOS, PEASED, SPATTEE, APODE, APTED, APTOTE, PAEDO and 34 more, 46 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DOPEST, DEPS, APOS, ATTED, DEP, OPAS, APO, OPA, POS, PST, DAS, EDS and 6 more, 18 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of DESPOTATE spell the words below.