Unscramble DIATOMITE and you have 187 words, DIATOMITE itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 5 vowels and 4 consonants.
D2I1A1T1O1M34I1T1E1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DIATOMITE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 3 with 7, 9 with 6, 32 with 5, 60 with 4, 53 with 3 and 28 with 2.
IMITATED is the only one of the 8-letter words in DIATOMITE; it scores 11 points.
32 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DIATOMITE; 17 of them share the top score of 8. MEDIA, AIMED and ADMIT are everyday picks.
13 of 60 4-letter words in DIATOMITE tie at 7 points; none scores more. TIME, DATE and ITEM will look familiar.
53 3-letter words made with DIATOMITE letters; 7 of them share the top score of 6. AID, DIE and MET are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DIATOMITE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DI · ending in TE · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with IMITATED (11 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DIATOMITE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIATOMITE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 187) | 158 | 187 | 149 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
29 of the 187 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DOMETT, MATTIE, MODII, MOTED, DOITIT, TOMIA, AIDOI, DIOTA, MOAI, MOIT, MOTI, AME and 17 more. 9 of the 187 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DEMOI, ATTED, EMO, MOI, OMA, ODA, DA, OI and TE.
Each word below uses all the letters of DIATOMITE and one more.