Unscramble DILAPIDATES and you have 342 words, DILAPIDATES itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, DILAPIDATE leads with 14 points. It has 11 letters, 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DILAPIDATES by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 5 with 9, 11 with 8, 56 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words made with DILAPIDATES letters: DILAPIDATE, for 14 points.
Of the 56 7-letter words from DILAPIDATES, 8 score 11 points, the group's best. DETAILS, SPATIAL and ADAPTED are the ones most people know.
PADDLE, PIDDLE and SPADED are the top 6-letter words in DILAPIDATES, 10 points each. PLATED, PASTEL and PEDALS will look familiar.
60 5-letter words made with DILAPIDATES letters; 27 of them share the top score of 8. DATED, PASTA and ADAPT are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DILAPIDATES, the top score is 7, reached by 13. PAST, PAID and DEAD are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 3-letter words from DILAPIDATES tie at 6 points; none scores more. ADD, DID and ADS will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of DILAPIDATES, with one letter different:
More 11-letter words: starting with DI · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with LAPIDATED and PALISADED (13 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DILAPIDATES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DILAPIDATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 342) | 276 | 342 | 256 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
66 of the 342 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PIDDLIEST, DISPLED, STAPEDII, ADIPSIA, ASPIDIA, DIAPASE, LAIPSED, PAIDLES, PALATED, TIDDLIES, DAIDLES, DISPLE and 54 more. 20 of the 342 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: STEPDAD, LADDIEST, SPALTED, SPILITE, ALIASED, PEDIS, DEPS, LIPAS, PALIS, PALSA, PEDI, DEP and 8 more.