Unscramble DUODENARY and you have 252 words, DUODENARY itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Among the shorter answers, 5 reach 11 points, DRAYED, DYNODE and UNDYED among them. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
D2U12O1D2E1N12A1R1Y43
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from DUODENARY split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 8 with 7, 32 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in DUODENARY: UNADORED, for 10 points.
Among 32 6-letter words from DUODENARY, the top score is 11, reached by 4. AROUND, UNREAD and YONDER are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DUODENARY, 9 score 10 points, the group's best. READY, DREAD and ADORE are the ones most people know.
4 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DUODENARY tie at 9 points; none scores more. YEAR, DONE and DEAD will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words from DUODENARY, 7 score 7 points, the group's best. ARE, ANY and DAY are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of DUODENARY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DU · ending in RY · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DRAYED, DYNODE, UNDYED, UNREADY and YARDED (11 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DUODENARY 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUODENARY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 252) | 176 | 252 | 164 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 76 of them: DUODENARY, DONARY, NUDDY, ROYNED, UNADORED, UNREDY, YDRAD, YDRED, ADDY, DENAY, DERNY, DRONY and 64 more. Words With Friends* skips 12 of them: NEDDY, REDDY, RODNEY, NOYAU, ANDRO, DENAR, RANDO, RYU, YER, DAN, ODA and DA.