230 words come out when you unscramble DETERGENCY, starting with DETERGENCY itself: 17 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is REGENCY, 13 points. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from DETERGENCY by length: 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 8, 12 with 7, 44 with 6, 54 with 5, 60 with 4, 45 with 3 and 11 with 2. None has 9 letters.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DETERGENCY are led by CYGNET and EGENCY, 12 points each. CENTER, RECENT and ENERGY are the familiar ones.
CYDER, DECRY and GRYCE are the top 5-letter words from DETERGENCY, 11 points each. ENTER, GREEN and ENTRY will look familiar.
CYTE and EDGY share the top score of 9 among the 4-letter words in DETERGENCY. NEED, EDGE and GENE are the ones most people know.
The best of the 3-letter words made with DETERGENCY letters is CRY, 8 points; DEY and DRY on 7 follow. GET, END and RED are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DETERGENCY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with DE · ending in CY · all 10-letter words
The meaning of DETERGENCY, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DETERGENCY 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DETERGENCY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 230) | 163 | 230 | 154 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
67 of the 230 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EGENCY, CENTRY, GRYCE, RENEYED, CERTY, DECREET, GRYDE, REGENCE, CENDRE, CERNED, CYTE, DERNY and 55 more. 9 of the 230 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: YEETED, CRED, YEET, CERT, TENGE, YER, TEC, NEG and TE.