Unscramble DIVINABLE and you have 231 words, DIVINABLE itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. BAVINED and INVIABLE are the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DIVINABLE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 5 with 7, 22 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
INVIABLE is the only one of the 8-letter words in DIVINABLE; it scores 13 points.
The best of the 6-letter words from DIVINABLE is VIABLE, 11 points; AVIDIN and DIVINE on 10 follow. DENIAL, INVADE and NAILED are everyday picks.
VIBED tops the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DIVINABLE at 11 points; next come BAVIN and BIVIA on 10. VALID, IDEAL and LIVED will look familiar.
VIBE scores highest among the 4-letter words from DIVINABLE at 9 points, ahead of AVID and DEVA on 8. LIVE, ABLE and BAND are the ones most people know.
DEV, DIV and VID are the top 3-letter words in DIVINABLE, 7 points each. END, BAD and BID will look familiar.
Keep every letter of DIVINABLE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DI · ending in LE · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with INVIABLE (13 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DIVINABLE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIVINABLE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 231) | 188 | 231 | 175 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
43 of the 231 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DIVINABLE, BAVINED, ANDVILE, BAVIN, BIVIA, BLIVE, DIABLE, DIVNA, VILDE, AVINE, BILED, BILIAN and 31 more. 13 of the 231 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: VIBED, BALDIE, ABLED, DEVI, BIDI, VID, VLEI, BEAL, NAV, VIN, BAE, DAN and 1 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of DIVINABLE and one more.