342 words come out when you unscramble DETERSION, starting with DETERSION itself: 10 in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 10 points: DESERTION. 12 shorter words score 9, among them RESIDENT, ORIENTED and INSERTED. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from DETERSION by length: 2 with 9 letters, 14 with 8, 57 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2.
57 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DETERSION; 43 of them share the top score of 8. ENTRIES, EDITORS and DENOTES are everyday picks.
All 60 of the 6-letter words from DETERSION score 7 points. EDITOR, DESIRE and DESERT are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words from DETERSION scores 6. NEEDS, NOTED and NODES are everyday picks.
All 60 of the 4-letter words in DETERSION score 5 points. NEED, DOES and DONE are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words made with DETERSION letters, the top score is 4, reached by 31. NOT, ONE and ITS are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of DETERSION but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ON · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DESERTION (10 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DETERSION is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DETERSION itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 342) | 261 | 342 | 247 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DETERSION, DRONIEST, ERODENTS, EROTISED, ORDINEES, SIDENOTE, DERNIES, DITONES, DONSIER, ORDINEE, REISTED, ROISTED and 69 more, 81 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: OSIERED, STERNED, IDENTS, RONDES, DINOS, DORES, IDENT, DENI, DESI, DINO, EDS, EST and 2 more, 14 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of DETERSION and one more.