There are 108 words hidden in the letters of DERIVING, from 8 two-letter words up to DERIVING (8 letters). For points, DERIVING is best at 13.
No other single word uses all 8 letters of DERIVING. DERIVING has 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants, worth 13 points before any board bonuses.
8-letter words 1
7-letter words 4
6-letter words 14
dieing8dinger8divine10diving11driven10engird8girned8reding8riding8ringed8riving10verdin10vinier9virgin10
5-letter words 23
deign7diner6dinge7dirge7diver9drive9genii6given9giver9gride7grind7indie6indri6iring6ivied9reign6renig6ridge7rigid7rived9riven8vined9virid9
4-letter words 32
derv8dine5ding6dire5dive8dreg6gied6gien5gird6girn5give8grid6grin5ired5irid5nerd5nevi7nide5nidi5rein4rend5ride5rind5ring5rive7vein7vend8vide8vied8vier7vine7vire7
3-letter words 26
den4dev7die4dig5din4end4eng4erg4ern3ged5gen4gid5gie4gin4gre4ire3red4reg4rei3rev6rid4rig4rin3veg7vie6vig7
2-letter words 8
de3ed3en2er2id3in2ne2re2
Words are from our open word list and include some game-only words. Rude words are left out of this page; the unscrambler shows every valid word, lets you add blank tiles and filter by length.