Unscramble DROPSONDES and you have 300 words, DROPSONDES itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. DROPSONDE and PRODNOSED are the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from DROPSONDES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 4 with 9, 8 with 8, 28 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
Among 28 7-letter words from DROPSONDES, the top score is 11, reached by 4. PERSONS, SPONSOR and RESPOND are the familiar ones.
PONDED and SPREDD are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DROPSONDES, 10 points each. PERSON, DONORS and SPENDS will look familiar.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DROPSONDES is DOPED, 9 points; DOPER and DOPES on 8 follow. PRESS, SPEND and OPENS are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words from DROPSONDES, the top score is 7, reached by 14. DOES, OPEN and DONE are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 3-letter words in DROPSONDES tie at 6 points; none scores more. ONE, END and RED will look familiar.
Keep every letter of DROPSONDES but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; DESPONDS, ENDOPODS and SPONSORED (12 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: DROPSONDES is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DROPSONDES itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 300) | 227 | 300 | 206 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 73 of them: PRODNOSED, PRODNOSES, PRODNOSE, SPREDDS, DESNOODS, SPREDD, DESNOOD, DONDERS, POROSES, POSSED, ROOPED, SNODDER and 61 more. Words With Friends* skips 21 of them: DROPSONDES, DROPSONDE, PERNODS, SPOONERS, PERNOD, PRONED, SPOONER, DOORED, POOED, PRONES, DEPS, RONDES and 9 more.