Unscramble DELVING: 80 words from the letters D E L V I N G

Type DELVING into a word game and you have 80 options. The list below shows all of them, sorted by length and then by score, with the very common words marked by a dot. DELVING scores 12 points, the most of any word on the page. The search box keeps the same letters, so you can add a blank with a question mark or swap a tile to see how the possibilities change.

How to use this page

Start at the top for the longest and highest-scoring words, work down for shorter plays, and use the search box to test variations with a blank or a different letter.

Tips

The mix of vowels and consonants in DELVING is what makes it a productive rack. When your own rack has too many vowels or too many consonants, the list of possible words collapses. A good habit is to play the word that leaves the best leftover tiles, not necessarily the highest score this turn. Keeping one or two vowels, an S, and a blank on the rack sets up a stronger play next time, and over a whole game that adds up to more than any single big word.

Questions

How many words can you make from DELVING?

80 words, using our dictionary. 0 of them use every letter and the rest are shorter words formed from some of the tiles. Every one of them is listed on this page.

What is the highest-scoring word from the letters of DELVING?

DELVING, at 12 points with classic tile values. That ignores board multipliers, so check where each candidate would land before choosing.