Unscramble DIMPSIES and you have 116 words, DIMPSIES itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, DIMPS, IMPED and IMPIES lead with 10 points. It has 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from DIMPSIES by length: 1 with 8 letters, 9 with 6, 26 with 5, 41 with 4, 27 with 3 and 12 with 2. None has 7 letters.
DIMPS and IMPED share the top score of 10 among the 5-letter words made with DIMPSIES letters. SIDES, SPIES and DIMES are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words from DIMPSIES is DIMP, 9 points; IMPI and IMPS on 8 follow. SIDE, MISS and SEMI are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DIMPSIES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with DI · ending in ES · all 8-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with IMPED (10 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts DIMPSIES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIMPSIES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 116) | 97 | 116 | 86 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DIMPSIES, DIMPS, IMPIES, DEMISS, DIMP, SPIDES, SPIMS, SPIDE, SPIM, PISES, SIMIS, PISE and 7 more, 19 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MIPS, PEDIS, DEPS, MEDS, PEDI, DEP, DESIS, SEPS, DESI, MES and EDS, 11 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of DIMPSIES plus a single extra one.