284 words come out when you unscramble SERPULIDS, starting with SERPULIDS itself: 12 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. The best shorter words score 11: 4 of them, DISPURSE, DRIPLESS and SERPULID included. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from SERPULIDS split into 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 8, 23 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 16 with 2.
Among 23 7-letter words in SERPULIDS, the top score is 10, reached by 14. SPIDERS and SLIDERS are the familiar ones.
60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SERPULIDS; 27 of them share the top score of 9. SPIDER, UPSIDE and SPIRES are everyday picks.
27 of 60 5-letter words from SERPULIDS tie at 8 points; none scores more. PRESS, PULSE and PRIDE will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SERPULIDS, the top score is 7, reached by 12. PLUS, PURE and SLIP are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 3-letter words from SERPULIDS tie at 6 points; none scores more. RED, DUE and LED will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of SERPULIDS, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with SE · ending in DS · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 7 strongest answers mean; DRIPLESS and SUSPIRED (11 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
SERPULIDS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERPULIDS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 284) | 216 | 284 | 200 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SERPULIDS, DISPURSE, SERPULID, DISPLES, DUPLIES, PLUSSED, PRELUDI, PUDSIER, PUDSIES, DISPLE, PLUSED, PUSLED and 56 more, 68 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DRUPELS, SIRUPED, DRUPEL, DISEURS, PEDIS, URPED, DEPS, PEDI, DEP, LIPE, SEPS, URPS and 4 more, 16 in all.