Unscramble DETASSELS and you have 254 words, DETASSELS itself among them: it scores 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
D2E1T1A1S1S1E1L12S1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from DETASSELS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 6 with 8, 9 with 7, 55 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 46 with 3 and 17 with 2.
Among 55 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DETASSELS, the top score is 7, reached by 28. ASSETS, SEALED and LEASES are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words from DETASSELS, 35 score 6 points, the group's best. SALES, LEAST and DEALS are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words in DETASSELS; 29 of them share the top score of 5. DATE, LAST and SALE are everyday picks.
Of the 46 3-letter words made with DETASSELS letters, 14 score 4 points, the group's best. SEE, SET and LET are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of DETASSELS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DE · ending in LS · all 9-letter words
DETASSELS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DETASSELS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DETASSELS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 254) | 194 | 254 | 179 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ALTESSES, SATELESS, STEALED, ALTESSE, DESSES, EASTED, LESTED, SEASED, SESSED, SLADES, STEALES, STEDES and 48 more, 60 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ELDESTS, DELTS, LEDES, TASED, DELT, LEDE, DAS, EDS, ESSE, ESTS, ATS, DA and 3 more, 15 in all.