Unscramble DETERIORATED and you have 339 words, DETERIORATED itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, DETERIORATE leads with 12 points. It has 12 letters, 6 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Words from DETERIORATED by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 1 with 10, 3 with 9, 14 with 8, 53 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words made with DETERIORATED letters: DETERIORATE, 12 points.
REITERATED is the only one of the 10-letter words in DETERIORATED; it scores 11 points.
53 7-letter words in DETERIORATED; 21 of them share the top score of 9. TREATED, ORDERED and RETIRED are everyday picks.
Of the 60 6-letter words made with DETERIORATED letters, 32 score 8 points, the group's best. EDITOR, READER and EDITED are the ones most people know.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DETERIORATED, the top score is 7, reached by 23. ORDER, RADIO and DATED are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words from DETERIORATED; 9 of them share the top score of 6. DATE, READ and ROAD are everyday picks.
5 of 60 3-letter words in DETERIORATED tie at 5 points; none scores more. ARE, ADD and DID will look familiar.
Keep every letter of DETERIORATED but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ED · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by REITERATED and RETREADED (11 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. DETERIORATED is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DETERIORATED itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 339) | 254 | 339 | 240 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DETORTED, ARRIDED, DEODATE, REITERED, RETRATED, RIDERED, TARDIED, ARETTED, ARREEDE, DARRED, DEARED, DEEDER and 73 more, 85 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DREADER, REDDIER, RADDER, TORTIERE, DROID, TARTIER, ATTED, ROID, ODA, ARO, DA, RAI and 2 more, 14 in all.