138 words come out when you unscramble DISSENSUS, starting with DISSENSUS itself: 10 in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are DISUSES and NIDUSES, 8 points each. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
D2I1S1S1E1N12S1U12S1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from DISSENSUS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 7, 15 with 6, 29 with 5, 43 with 4, 34 with 3 and 13 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Among 29 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DISSENSUS, the top score is 6, reached by 18. ISSUE, SIDES and SENDS are the familiar ones.
27 of 43 4-letter words from DISSENSUS tie at 5 points; none scores more. USED, SEND and SIDE will look familiar.
Keep every letter of DISSENSUS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DI · ending in US · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DISUSES and NIDUSES (8 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
DISSENSUS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISSENSUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 138) | 100 | 138 | 90 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
38 of the 138 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SDEINS, SNIDES, DENIS, NISSES, SDEIN, SENSIS, SINDS, SINED, SUIDS, DEUS, NEDS, NIDS and 26 more. 10 of the 138 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DESIS, SISSES, SUSED, DENI, DESI, SUSES, EDS, UNIS, SUS and UNI.