357 words come out when you unscramble DETACHMENTS, starting with DETACHMENTS itself: 19 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, DETACHMENT leads with 18 points. 11 letters: 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DETACHMENTS by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 3 with 9, 23 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2.
DETACHMENT is the only one of the 10-letter words made with DETACHMENTS letters; it scores 18 points.
SMATCHED tops the 8-letter words from DETACHMENTS at 16 points; next come MACHETES and MANCHETS on 15. SNATCHED will look familiar.
CHASMED, MATCHED and SCHEMED share the top score of 15 among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DETACHMENTS. MATCHES, HEADSET and TEACHES are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DETACHMENTS; 9 of them share the top score of 13. SCHEME, CHEATS and THEMES are everyday picks.
Of the 60 5-letter words from DETACHMENTS, 7 score 12 points, the group's best. DEATH, MATCH and HANDS are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words in DETACHMENTS; 4 of them share the top score of 11. EACH, HAND and HEAD are everyday picks.
7 of 60 3-letter words made with DETACHMENTS letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. CAN, HAS and HAD will look familiar.
Trade one tile of DETACHMENTS for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with DE · ending in TS · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CHASMED, CHASTENED, MACHETES, MANCHETS, MATCHED, SCHEMED and SCHMATTE (15 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DETACHMENTS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DETACHMENTS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 357) | 292 | 357 | 265 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SMATCHED, MATCHETS, MATCHET, STEMHEAD, STENCHED, MENSHED, SMATCH, SMEECH, CHENETS, DANCETTES, EATCHES, MEATHES and 53 more, 65 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SCHMATTE, CATHED, CHEMS, EMDASH, MECHS, SHMATTE, CHEM, HETMEN, MECH, STAMENED, CATHS, DAMNEST and 15 more, 27 in all.