There are 374 words hidden in the letters of DESPERATE, from 17 two-letter words up to DEPARTEES (9 letters). For points, DEPARTEES is best at 12.
DESPERATE is an anagram of DEPARTEES, using all 9 letters. DESPERATE has 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants, worth 12 points before any board bonuses.
Anagrams of DESPERATE 1
departees12
9-letter words 2
departees12desperate12
8-letter words 8
7-letter words 24
adepter10dearest8deepest10departs10derates8estrade8petards10petered10predate10redates8reested8repeats9respade10retaped10retapes9sedater8speared10speeder10speered10steeped10steeper9steered8tapered10tasered8
6-letter words 61
adepts9aretes6daters7deeper9depart9derate7derats7desert7deters7drapes9easter6eaters6erased7etapes8padres9pardee9parsed9parted9pasted9paster8paters8pedate9peered9pesade9peseta8pester8petard9peters8prated9prates8preset8rasped9reaped9redate7repast8repeat8reseat6reseda7reseed7rested7retape8seared7seated7seater6sedate7seeder7seeped9serape8spader9spared9spread9spreed9stared7tapers8teared7teased7teaser6tepees8trades7trapes8treads7
5-letter words 110
adept8aedes6apers7apres7apter7arete5asper7aster5dares6darts6dater6dates6dears6deeps8deers6deets6derat6deter6drape8drats6drees6drest6eared6eased6eater5epees7erase5ester5etape7padre8pards8pared8pares7parse7parts7paste7pated8pater7pates7pears7peart7pease7peats7pedes8peers7perea7perse7peter7prase7prate7prats7preed8prees7presa7prese7prest7rased6rated6rates5reads6reaps7redes6reeds6reest5resat5resee5reset5saree5sated6seder6septa7sered6setae5spade8spaed8spare7spate7spear7speed8speer7sprat7spree7stade6stare5stead6steed6steep7steer5stere5strap7stree5strep7taped8taper7tapes7tared6tares5tarps7taser5tears5tease5tepas7tepee7terse5trade6traps7tread6treed6trees5tsade6
4-letter words 99
aped7aper6apes6apse6ares4arts4ates4daps7dare5dart5date5dear5deep7deer5dees5deet5dere5drat5dree5ears4ease4east4eats4epee6eras4erst4etas4pads7pard7pare6pars6part6pase6past6pate6pats6pear6peas6peat6peds7peed7peer6pees6pert6pest6pets6prat6pree6rads5raps6rapt6rase4rasp6rate4rats4read5reap6rede5reds5reed5rees4reps6rest4rete4rets4sade5sard5sate4sear4seat4seed5seep6seer4sept6sera4sere4seta4spae6spar6spat6sped7star4step6tads5tape6taps6tare4tarp6tars4tear4teas4teds5teed5tees4tepa6trad5trap6tree4tsar4
3-letter words 53
ads4ape5apt5are3ars3art3asp5ate3dap6dee4ear3eat3era3ere3ers3ert3eta3pad6par5pas5pat5pea5ped6pee5per5pes5pet5rad4rap5ras3rat3red4ree3rep5res3ret3sad4sae3sap5sat3sea3see3ser3set3spa5tad4tae3tap5tar3tas3tea3ted4tee3
2-letter words 17
ad3ae2ar2as2at2de3ed3er2es2et2pa4pe4ps4re2rs2ta2ts2
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