240 words come out when you unscramble DILAPIDATE, starting with DILAPIDATE itself: 14 in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends. LAPIDATED is the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. It has 10 letters, 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
D2I1L12A1P34I1D2A1T1E1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from DILAPIDATE by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 1 with 8, 8 with 7, 26 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with DILAPIDATE letters: LAPIDATED, for 13 points.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words in DILAPIDATE: LAPIDATE, 11 points.
The 6-letter words from DILAPIDATE are led by PADDLE and PIDDLE, 10 points each. DETAIL, PLATED and TAILED are the familiar ones.
16 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DILAPIDATE tie at 8 points; none scores more. DELTA, IDEAL and PLATE will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words from DILAPIDATE, 7 score 7 points, the group's best. DATE, DATA and EDIT are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words in DILAPIDATE; 5 of them share the top score of 6. ADD, DID and LET are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of DILAPIDATE for another and you can spell this word:
More 10-letter words: starting with DI · ending in TE · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; LAPIDATED (13 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DILAPIDATE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DILAPIDATE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 240) | 195 | 240 | 187 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PALATED, PAIDLE, APAID, APTED, DAIDLE, LAIDED, LEPID, TADDIE, TALPAE, TIDDLE, DALED, DITED and 33 more, 45 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PEDI, DEP, LIPA, LIPE, PALI, DELT, DA and TE, 8 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of DILAPIDATE plus a single extra one.