Unscramble UNTEMPTED and you have 162 words, UNTEMPTED itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. TEMPTED is the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
U12N12T1E1M34P34T1E1D2
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from UNTEMPTED by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 7, 23 with 6, 25 with 5, 51 with 4, 43 with 3 and 16 with 2. None has 8 letters.
DEMPT and UMPED are the top 5-letter words you get when you unscramble UNTEMPTED, 10 points each. TUNED, TENET and MUTED will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words from UNTEMPTED, DUMP leads with 9 points, then EMPT and TEMP on 8. NEED, TEEN and MEET are the familiar ones.
UMP tops the 3-letter words made with UNTEMPTED letters at 7 points; next come DEP and DUM on 6. END, MEN and NET will look familiar.
Keep every letter of UNTEMPTED but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with UN · ending in ED · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; TEMPTED (12 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: UNTEMPTED is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNTEMPTED itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 162) | 123 | 162 | 115 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 39 of them: UNTEMPTED, DUMPEE, EMPTED, DEMPT, UNMETED, MUNTED, NEMPT, PUDENT, EMPT, MENED, PENDU, PENED and 27 more. Words With Friends* skips 8 of them: MEETUP, DETUNE, DEP, DUM, TENDU, TUM, UTE and TE.