202 words come out when you unscramble DETECTIVES, starting with DETECTIVES itself: 16 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, DETECTIVE leads with 15 points. 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 DETECTIVES split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 4 with 8, 12 with 7, 28 with 6, 42 with 5, 60 with 4, 41 with 3 and 13 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with DETECTIVES letters: DETECTIVE, for 15 points.
DEVICE scores highest among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DETECTIVES at 12 points, ahead of CIVETS and EVICTS on 11. TESTED, DETECT and VESTED are the ones most people know.
VICED tops the 5-letter words made with DETECTIVES letters at 11 points; next come CIVES and CIVET on 10. CITED, EDITS and DIETS will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DETECTIVES, CIVE and VICE tie for first at 9 points. SITE, SIDE and EDIT are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of DETECTIVES for another and you can spell this word:
More 10-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DECEIVES (14 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DETECTIVES works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DETECTIVES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 202) | 158 | 202 | 144 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CIVES, DECTETS, DEEVES, STIVED, CIVE, DECTET, DEEVE, DEEVS, STIEVE, CIDES, DEEV, DICTS and 32 more, 44 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CISTED, DEVIS, DEVI, VIDS, ETICS, VID, SEV, TECS, DESI, TEC, EDS, EST and 2 more, 14 in all.