259 words come out when you unscramble DEXTROSES, starting with DEXTROSES itself: 17 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Words from DEXTROSES by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 18 with 7, 51 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 48 with 3 and 18 with 2.
5 of 18 7-letter words made with DEXTROSES letters tie at 15 points; none scores more. DESSERT, DESERTS and STEREOS will look familiar.
Of the 51 6-letter words from DEXTROSES, 4 score 14 points, the group's best. STORES, SORTED and STORED are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DEXTROSES; 7 of them share the top score of 13. DRESS, SEEDS and DOSES are everyday picks.
EXED scores highest among the 4-letter words in DEXTROSES at 12 points, ahead of EXES and OXER on 11. DOES, REST and ROSE are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words made with DEXTROSES letters, DEX, DOX and XED tie for first at 11 points. SEE, SET and RED are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DEXTROSES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
What DEXTROSES means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DEXTROSES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEXTROSES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 259) | 207 | 259 | 187 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: OXTERED, RETOXED, EXODES, RETOXES, SOREXES, XEROTES, EXODE, RETOX, SOREX, TEXES, EXO, TEX and 40 more, 52 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DEXTERS, SEXTED, DOXES, SEXERS, EXED, OXERS, SEXER, DOX, OXER, XED, DORES, RODES and 8 more, 20 in all.
This word takes every letter of DEXTROSES plus a single extra one.