Unscramble DETESTATIONS and you have 430 words, DETESTATIONS itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, DETESTATION leads with 12 points. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DETESTATIONS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 6 with 10, 26 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 36 with 2.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words in DETESTATIONS: DETESTATION, 12 points.
Among the 10-letter words made with DETESTATIONS letters, DESTINATES and DETENTISTS tie for first at 11 points.
Among 26 9-letter words from DETESTATIONS, the top score is 10, reached by 13. STATIONED is the familiar one.
Of the 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DETESTATIONS, 38 score 9 points, the group's best. STATIONS, DENTISTS and SEASONED are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DETESTATIONS scores 8. DISEASE, INSTEAD and DISTANT are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words from DETESTATIONS come to 60, each scoring 7 points. ATTEND, DONATE and NESTED are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 5-letter words in DETESTATIONS score 6 points. NEEDS, IDEAS and DATES are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 4-letter words made with DETESTATIONS letters scores 5. DATE, NEED and DOES are everyday picks.
Of the 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DETESTATIONS, 36 score 4 points, the group's best. END, ASS and ADS are the ones most people know.
DETESTATIONS first, then short meanings for the 6 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DETESTATIONS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DETESTATIONS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 430) | 325 | 430 | 290 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 105 of them: DESTINATES, DENOTATES, DESTINATE, SIDENOTES, TESTATIONS, ASSOTTED, DENOTATE, DISTENTS, DONSIEST, ESSOINED, ETATISTES, ONSTEADS and 93 more. Words With Friends* skips 35 of them: DETENTISTS, DETENTIST, ENSTATITES, SATINETTES, ANODISES, ENSTATITE, SATINETTE, ADIOSES, ANODISE, NIDATES, SATINED, STOTTED and 23 more.