378 words come out when you unscramble DUMPISHNESSES, starting with DUMPISHNESSES itself: 21 in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends. DUMPISHNESS is the best of the shorter words, at 19 points. The 13 letters split into 4 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DUMPISHNESSES split into 1 with 13 letters, 6 with 11, 16 with 9, 27 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2. None has 12 or 10 letters.
DUMPISHNESS tops the 11-letter words in DUMPISHNESSES at 19 points; next come HUMPINESSES on 18 and HUMIDNESSES on 17.
The best of the 9-letter words made with DUMPISHNESSES letters is HUMPINESS, 16 points; HUMIDNESS on 15 and DUMPINESS on 14 follow.
Among 27 8-letter words from DUMPISHNESSES, the top score is 14, reached by 5. SUSPENSE, PUNISHED and DISPENSE are the familiar ones.
The best of the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DUMPISHNESSES is DUMPISH, 15 points; HEMPIES and HUMPENS on 14 follow. SUSPEND, DESPISE and MISUSED are everyday picks.
HUMPED tops the 6-letter words from DUMPISHNESSES at 14 points; next come HEMPEN and HEMPIE on 13. DISHES, PUSHED and PUNISH will look familiar.
60 5-letter words in DUMPISHNESSES; 4 of them share the top score of 12. SHIPS, MINDS and SHEEP are everyday picks.
HEMP, HUMP and UMPH are the top 4-letter words made with DUMPISHNESSES letters, 11 points each. SHIP, DEEP and HIDE will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DUMPISHNESSES, 10 score 8 points, the group's best. MEN, MID and HIP are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of DUMPISHNESSES but one, change that one, and you get:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by HUMPINESSES (18 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DUMPISHNESSES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUMPISHNESSES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 378) | 283 | 377 | 250 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DUMPISHNESSES, DUMPISHNESS, ENDSHIPS, HEMPIES, HUMPENS, PSEUDISH, ENDSHIP, HUMPEN, MENSHED, SEMIPEDS, SUMPHS, DUMPEES and 82 more, 94 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HUMPINESSES, HUMIDNESSES, HUMPINESS, HUMIDNESS, HUMPIES, MEHNDIS, MUDHENS, SMUSHED, MEHNDI, MENSHES, MUDHEN, MUDPIES and 21 more, 33 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: HEMI.