256 words come out when you unscramble DEVOLVEMENT, starting with DEVOLVEMENT itself: 20 in Scrabble, 25 in Words With Friends. EVOLVEMENT is the best of the shorter words, at 18 points. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from DEVOLVEMENT by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 2 with 8, 13 with 7, 40 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words in DEVOLVEMENT: EVOLVEMENT, for 18 points.
The 6-letter words from DEVOLVEMENT are led by DEVVEL and VOLVED, 13 points each. DELETE, ELEVEN and NEEDLE are the familiar ones.
MEVED, MOVED and VOLVE are the top 5-letter words in DEVOLVEMENT, 11 points each. MODEL, EVENT and NOTED will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words made with DEVOLVEMENT letters, MEVE and MOVE tie for first at 9 points. EVEN, LOVE and DONE are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DEVOLVEMENT, VOM leads with 8 points, then DEV on 7 and DOM on 6. NOT, ONE and END are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of DEVOLVEMENT but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with DE · ending in NT · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 7 strongest answers mean; VELVETED (15 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts DEVOLVEMENT, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEVOLVEMENT itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 256) | 185 | 255 | 175 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 70 of them: DEVOLVEMENT, EVOLVENT, DEVVEL, ENMOVED, VOLVED, EMOVED, DOVELET, ENMOVE, EVENTED, MEVED, VOLVE, EMOVE and 58 more. Words With Friends* skips 10 of them: TEENDOM, VOLTED, ELVEN, MENTEE, MENTO, METOL, EELED, DELT, EMO and TE. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: VON.
With one more tile, the letters of DEVOLVEMENT spell the words below.