309 words come out when you unscramble DESTINATE, starting with DESTINATE itself: 10 in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 10 points: TETANISED. The best shorter words score 9: 4 of them, ANDESITE, DINETTES and INSETTED included. It has 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DESTINATE by length: 2 with 9 letters, 8 with 8, 33 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
Among 33 7-letter words from DESTINATE, the top score is 8, reached by 26. INSTEAD, DISTANT and DENTIST are the familiar ones.
42 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DESTINATE tie at 7 points; none scores more. ESTATE, SENATE and STATED will look familiar.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DESTINATE scores 6. NEEDS, IDEAS and STAND are everyday picks.
All 60 of the 4-letter words from DESTINATE score 5 points. DATE, NEED and SAID are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words in DESTINATE, the top score is 4, reached by 24. SEE, ITS and END are the familiar ones.
These 6 words have the length of DESTINATE, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with DE · ending in TE · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; TETANISED (10 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts DESTINATE, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESTINATE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 309) | 223 | 309 | 200 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DESTINATE, STEANED, STEINED, STENTED, TEDIEST, DAINES, DAINTS, DENETS, DESINE, EASIED, EASTED, EIDENT and 74 more, 86 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: NIDATES, SATINED, TAENITES, IDENTS, NIDATE, TAENITE, ATTED, IDENT, SEITAN, STATIN, TASED, TENESI and 11 more, 23 in all.
These 7 words take every letter of DESTINATE plus a single extra one.