Unscrambling UPDATE gives 49 words. UPDATE is the longest, and UPDATE scores the most at 9 points.
No other single word uses all 6 letters of UPDATE. UPDATE has 6 letters: 3 vowels and 3 consonants, worth 9 points before any board bonuses.
6-letter words 1
5-letter words 4
adept8pated8taped8taupe7
4-letter words 9
aped7date5daut5duet5dupe7pate6peat6tape6tepa6
3-letter words 24
ape5apt5ate3dap6due4dup6eat3eau3eta3pad6pat5pea5ped6pet5pud6put5tad4tae3tap5tau3tea3ted4tup5uta3
2-letter words 11
ad3ae2at2de3ed3et2pa4pe4ta2up4ut2
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.