Unscramble DIVERSE and you have 149 words, DIVERSE itself among them: it scores 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. DIVERSE has 3 anagrams here, DERIVES, DEVISER and REVISED, scoring 11 like DIVERSE itself. The 7 letters split into 3 vowels and 4 consonants. Play all 7 tiles of DIVERSE at once for 61 in Scrabble (11 + 50) or 47 in Words With Friends (12 + 35).
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from DIVERSE by length: 4 with 7 letters, 18 with 6, 37 with 5, 50 with 4, 30 with 3 and 10 with 2.
Of the 37 5-letter words from DIVERSE, 9 score 9 points, the group's best. DRIVE, SERVE and VERSE are the ones most people know.
10 of 50 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DIVERSE tie at 8 points; none scores more. SIDE, EVER and RISE will look familiar.
Keep every letter of DIVERSE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 7-letter words: starting with DI · ending in SE · all 7-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DERIVES, DEVISER and REVISED (11 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DIVERSE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIVERSE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 149) | 119 | 149 | 112 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
30 of the 149 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: REVIED, RIEVED, DEEVS, DERVS, REVIES, RIEVES, VIRED, DEEV, DERV, DIVS, EREVS, REVIE and 18 more. 7 of the 149 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DEVIS, DEVI, VIDS, VID, SEV, DESI and EDS.
These 12 words take every letter of DIVERSE plus a single extra one.