Unscramble DETONATIVE and you have 287 words, DETONATIVE itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of DETONATIVE is on the page: DENOTATIVE, each 14 points. The 10 letters split into 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from DETONATIVE split into 2 with 10 letters, 8 with 8, 16 with 7, 52 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2. None has 9 letters.
2 10-letter words in DETONATIVE use every letter: DETONATIVE and its 1 anagram DENOTATIVE, all with 14 points.
52 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DETONATIVE; 19 of them share the top score of 10. NATIVE, ATTEND and DONATE are everyday picks.
18 of 60 5-letter words made with DETONATIVE letters tie at 9 points; none scores more. VIDEO, EVENT and AVOID will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DETONATIVE, 14 score 8 points, the group's best. DATE, EVEN and VOTE are the ones most people know.
DEV, DIV and VID are the top 3-letter words from DETONATIVE, 7 points each. END, VAN and AID will look familiar.
Keep every letter of DETONATIVE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with DE · ending in VE · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; DENOTIVE, DONATIVE and VENDETTA (12 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DETONATIVE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DETONATIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 287) | 218 | 286 | 201 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 68 of them: EVITATED, ADVENE, AVIETTE, EVITATE, OVATED, OVENED, VINTED, VOIDEE, DENOTATE, DEVOT, DIVNA, DOVIE and 56 more. Words With Friends* skips 17 of them: NOVATED, NOVATE, DEVI, NIDATE, TAENITE, VID, ATTED, IDENT, NAV, VIN, DENI, DINO and 5 more. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: VON.