Unscramble DEVASTATE and you have 172 words, DEVASTATE itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 4 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 DEVASTATE split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 7, 20 with 6, 38 with 5, 56 with 4, 41 with 3 and 15 with 2. None has 8 letters.
ESTATED is the only one of the 7-letter words made with DEVASTATE letters; it scores 8 points.
Among 38 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DEVASTATE, the top score is 9, reached by 7. STATE, DATES and SAVED are the familiar ones.
4 of 56 4-letter words from DEVASTATE tie at 8 points; none scores more. DATE, DATA and SAVE will look familiar.
The best of the 3-letter words made with DEVASTATE letters is DEV, 7 points; AVA and AVE on 6 follow. SEE, SET and SAT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DEVASTATE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DE · ending in TE · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by DEAVES, DEVEST, EVADES, STAVED, VATTED, VESTED and VETTED (10 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DEVASTATE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEVASTATE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 172) | 138 | 172 | 127 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
34 of the 172 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DEEVS, VADES, DEEV, EVETS, TAVAS, VADE, AVAS, EASTED, EVET, TAVA, TEADES, VAES and 22 more. 11 of the 172 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ATTED, SEV, TASED, DAS, EDS, TASE, ATS, DA, EST, TES and TE.
These 3 words take every letter of DEVASTATE plus a single extra one.