Unscramble DETERIORATES and you have 418 words, DETERIORATES itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 6 vowels and 6 consonants.
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By length, the words from DETERIORATES split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 3 with 10, 20 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2.
DETERIORATE is the only one of the 11-letter words in DETERIORATES; it scores 12 points.
REITERATED and TRADITORES share the top score of 11 among the 10-letter words made with DETERIORATES letters.
13 of 20 9-letter words you get when you unscramble DETERIORATES tie at 10 points; none scores more. RESTARTED and REITERATE will look familiar.
60 8-letter words from DETERIORATES; 48 of them share the top score of 9. ARRESTED, RESTORED and ARTERIES are everyday picks.
The 7-letter words from DETERIORATES come to 60, each scoring 8 points. READERS, EDITORS and RAIDERS are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 6-letter words in DETERIORATES score 7 points. EDITOR, DESIRE and DESERT are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words made with DETERIORATES letters scores 6. DATES, ASIDE and DIETS are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DETERIORATES come to 60, each scoring 5 points. DATE, DOES and EDIT are the familiar ones.
34 of 60 3-letter words from DETERIORATES tie at 4 points; none scores more. ARE, ITS and ART will look familiar.
Keep every letter of DETERIORATES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by REITERATED and TRADITORES (11 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DETERIORATES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DETERIORATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 418) | 307 | 418 | 285 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ROSTRATED, SOREDIATE, STOITERED, STORIATED, TRADITORS, ARREEDES, ASTERTED, DORTIEST, EROSTRATE, EROTISED, RASTERED, RATTERIES and 99 more, 111 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DREAREST, ROSETTED, ROSTERED, STREETED, TORTIERES, OSIERED, RADIOES, ATTED, DORES, DOSAI, DESI, DOSA and 10 more, 22 in all.