230 words come out when you unscramble DISMAYFUL, starting with DISMAYFUL itself: 18 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. FAMILY and FLIMSY are the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from DISMAYFUL by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 7, 22 with 6, 59 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2. None has 8 letters.
FAMILY and FLIMSY share the top score of 14 among the 6-letter words made with DISMAYFUL letters. ASYLUM, FLUIDS and DISMAL are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DISMAYFUL, FILMY and FLAMY tie for first at 13 points. DAILY, FILMS and FLUID are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words from DISMAYFUL, FUMY leads with 12 points, then FADY on 11 and FAYS on 10. DAYS, FILM and FAIL are the familiar ones.
Among the 3-letter words in DISMAYFUL, FAY and FLY tie for first at 9 points. MAY, DAY and SAY are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DISMAYFUL but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DI · ending in UL · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by FAMILY and FLIMSY (14 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DISMAYFUL is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISMAYFUL itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 230) | 181 | 227 | 162 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 46 of them: DISMAYFUL, DISMAYL, LADIFY, LADYISM, DIAMYL, FADY, FLIMS, LYAMS, DIYAS, FLIM, FUMS, LYAM and 34 more. Words With Friends* skips 19 of them: MAUSY, MILFS, SAMFU, AUDISM, FAMS, MILF, SUMY, DIFS, FAM, MILDS, SALUMI, DIF and 7 more. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 3 of them: ALFS, ALF and FI.