255 words come out when you unscramble VERDANTLY, starting with VERDANTLY itself: 16 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
V45E1R1D2A1N12T1L12Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from VERDANTLY split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 7 with 7, 42 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
ARDENTLY is the only one of the 8-letter words made with VERDANTLY letters; it scores 12 points.
9 of 42 6-letter words you get when you unscramble VERDANTLY tie at 10 points; none scores more. TRAVEL, RENTAL and NEARLY will look familiar.
VARDY scores highest among the 5-letter words from VERDANTLY at 12 points, ahead of LEAVY and NERVY on 11. EARLY, ENTRY and READY are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words in VERDANTLY, DAVY leads with 11 points, then ENVY and LEVY on 10. VERY, LADY and NAVY are the familiar ones.
VLY tops the 3-letter words made with VERDANTLY letters at 9 points; next come DAY and DEV on 7. ARE, ANY and END will look familiar.
Keep every letter of VERDANTLY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with VE · ending in LY · all 9-letter words
VERDANTLY first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. VERDANTLY 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERDANTLY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 255) | 188 | 255 | 178 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: VARDY, DEARNLY, TRAYNED, TYRANED, DERNLY, RAYLED, ANERLY, DAYNT, DENAY, DERNY, LARNEY, LYTED and 55 more, 67 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DENTARY, RAVEY, TRYNA, LARNED, RELAND, NAV, YER, DAN, DA and TE, 10 in all.