The letters in DEFEATING make 223 words of two letters or more. The longest is DEFEATING at 9 letters, and the highest-scoring is DEFEATING at 14 points.
No other single word uses all 9 letters of DEFEATING. DEFEATING has 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants, worth 14 points before any board bonuses.
9-letter words 1
7-letter words 6
6-letter words 27
5-letter words 32
agene6agent6anted6defat9deign7diene6dinge7eaten5enate5entia5fadge10fagin9faint8fated9feign9feint8feted9fetid9fidge10fiend9fined9ganef9gated7genet6genie6giant6teind6tenge6tenia5tinea5tined6tinge6
4-letter words 75
adit5aged6agee5agin5aide5ante4anti4daft8dang6date5deaf8dean5deet5defi8deft8dene5dent5diet5dine5ding6dint5dita5dite5edge6edit5egad6eide5etna4fade8fain7fane7fang8fate7feat7feed8feet7fend8feta7fete7fiat7find8fine7gadi6gaed6gaen5gain5gait5gane5gate5gean5geed6gene5gent5geta5gied6gien5gift8gite5gnat5idea5naif7neat4need5neif7nide5nite4tain4tang5teed5teen4tend5tide5tied5tine4ting5
3-letter words 62
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2-letter words 20
ad3ae2ag3ai2an2at2de3ed3ef5en2et2fa5id3if5in2it2na2ne2ta2ti2
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