Unscramble DESPOTATES to get 302 words. DESPOTATES itself is a real word: 13 points on a Scrabble board, 14 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from DESPOTATES split into 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 9, 10 with 8, 24 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
10 of 24 7-letter words from DESPOTATES tie at 10 points; none scores more. ESTATES, SPOTTED and TOASTED will look familiar.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DESPOTATES, the top score is 9, reached by 27. POSTED, PASSED and SPEEDS are the familiar ones.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DESPOTATES; 25 of them share the top score of 8. POSTS, SPEED and ADOPT are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words from DESPOTATES, 15 score 7 points, the group's best. POST, PAST and STEP are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words in DESPOTATES, the top score is 6, reached by 6. TOP, ASS and ADS are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of DESPOTATES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; POSTDATES (12 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DESPOTATES is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESPOTATES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 302) | 244 | 302 | 226 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DESPOTATES, DESPOTATE, DESPOTATS, DESPOTAT, POSSETED, SPADOES, SPATTEES, TAPETED, APODES, APTOTES, ASSOTTED, PAEDOS and 46 more, 58 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DOPEST, DEPS, APOS, DEP, OPAS, SEPS, APO, OPA, POS, PST, DAS, EDS and 6 more, 18 in all.