228 words come out when you unscramble DETANGLE, starting with DETANGLE itself: 10 in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of DETANGLE is on the page: DANEGELT, each 10 points. The best shorter words score 9: 12 of them, TANGLED, GLEANED and NEGATED included. 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from DETANGLE split into 2 with 8 letters, 15 with 7, 29 with 6, 43 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
Of the 29 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DETANGLE, 9 score 8 points, the group's best. DENTAL, LEGEND and GENTLE are the ones most people know.
7 of 43 5-letter words from DETANGLE tie at 7 points; none scores more. AGENT, DELTA and ANGEL will look familiar.
60 4-letter words made with DETANGLE letters; 10 of them share the top score of 6. DATE, NEED and LAND are everyday picks.
4 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DETANGLE tie at 5 points; none scores more. GET, END and LET will look familiar.
Trade one tile of DETANGLE for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 8-letter words: starting with DE · ending in LE · all 8-letter words
The meaning of DETANGLE, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DETANGLE is a Scrabble word (Scrabble US and Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DETANGLE itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 228) | 180 | 228 | 167 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ENDGATE, GELANDE, GLENTED, TEAGLED, EDENTAL, GANTED, GEALED, LENGED, DENTEL, NEALED, TEAGLE, DENET and 36 more, 48 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DANEGELT, DETANGLE, AGENTED, EAGLED, GALED, TENGE, DELT, GEAN, LEDE, DAN, NEG, DA and 1 more, 13 in all.
These 7 words take every letter of DETANGLE plus a single extra one.