Unscramble EISTEDDFOD and you have 220 words, EISTEDDFOD itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. It has 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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By length, the words from EISTEDDFOD split into 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 8, 7 with 7, 25 with 6, 43 with 5, 60 with 4, 56 with 3 and 26 with 2. None has 9 letters.
DEFIED tops the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EISTEDDFOD at 11 points; next come DEFIES and FISTED on 10. EDITED and DIODES will look familiar.
Of the 43 5-letter words from EISTEDDFOD, 8 score 9 points, the group's best. FEEDS, SIDED and EDITS are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words in EISTEDDFOD; 11 of them share the top score of 8. DOES, SIDE and EDIT are everyday picks.
Among 56 3-letter words made with EISTEDDFOD letters, the top score is 7, reached by 5. SEE, ITS and SET are the familiar ones.
This word has the length of EISTEDDFOD, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with EI · ending in OD · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; DEFIED and FOISTED (11 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. EISTEDDFOD is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EISTEDDFOD itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 220) | 168 | 219 | 155 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DEIFEST, DODDIEST, STEDDIED, DODDIES, SOFTED, STEDDED, DEIDEST, FIDES, FOIDS, TODDED, DEFO, DEIF and 39 more, 51 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DIFS, SODDIE, DEF, DIF, FEST, FES, DESI, FE, EDS, EST, TES, OI and 1 more, 13 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.
Each word below uses all the letters of EISTEDDFOD and one more.