Unscramble DUMMINESS and you have 223 words, DUMMINESS itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
D2U12M34M34I1N12E1S1S1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from DUMMINESS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 10 with 7, 22 with 6, 53 with 5, 60 with 4, 57 with 3 and 19 with 2.
UNMISSED is the only one of the 8-letter words in DUMMINESS; it scores 11 points.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DUMMINESS, MEDIUM, NIMMED and SUMMED tie for first at 11 points. ISSUED, MISSED and IMMUNE are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words from DUMMINESS are led by MIMED and UMMED, 10 points each. ISSUE, SIDES and MINDS are the familiar ones.
MEMS, MIME and MUMS are the top 4-letter words made with DUMMINESS letters, 8 points each. USED, SEND and SIDE will look familiar.
Among 57 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DUMMINESS, the top score is 7, reached by 4. USE, END and MEN are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of DUMMINESS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DU · ending in SS · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DUMMIES and MEDIUMS (12 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
DUMMINESS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUMMINESS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 223) | 182 | 223 | 167 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DUMMINESS, UNMISSED, DEMISS, MUIDS, MEINS, MUID, MUSSE, SDEINS, SNIDES, DENIS, MEIN, MEUS and 29 more, 41 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MUMSIES, UMMED, MEDS, SUMIS, DESIS, DUM, SUMI, SUSED, DENI, DESI, MES, UMS and 3 more, 15 in all.