281 words come out when you unscramble DIVERGENCE, starting with DIVERGENCE itself: 17 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. The best shorter words score 14: 5 of them, RECEIVED, EVIDENCE and DECEIVER included. It has 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from DIVERGENCE split into 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 7 with 8, 28 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 52 with 3 and 11 with 2.
DECEIVE and EVINCED share the top score of 13 among the 7-letter words from DIVERGENCE. RECEIVE, GENERIC and REVENGE are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DIVERGENCE, CERVID and DEVICE tie for first at 12 points. DEGREE, GENDER and DRIVEN are everyday picks.
VICED scores highest among the 5-letter words made with DIVERGENCE letters at 11 points, ahead of GIVED on 10 and DEEVE on 9. NEVER, GIVEN and DRIVE are the ones most people know.
The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DIVERGENCE are led by CIVE and VICE, 9 points each. EVEN, GIVE and EVER are the familiar ones.
Of the 52 3-letter words from DIVERGENCE, 5 score 7 points, the group's best. END, RED and DIE are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of DIVERGENCE for another and you can spell these 4 words:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by DECEIVER, EVIDENCE, RECEIVED and VERGENCE (14 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DIVERGENCE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIVERGENCE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 281) | 202 | 281 | 194 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
79 of the 281 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ENGRIEVED, DEEVING, ENGRIEVE, ENERVED, GRIECED, CEDRINE, CREEING, ENERGIC, GIVED, GRICED, REGENCE, REVIED and 67 more. 8 of the 281 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DEVI, CRED, VID, CIG, VIN, DENI, NEG and GI.
This word takes every letter of DIVERGENCE plus a single extra one.