Unscramble DERIVATION

DERIVATION is a valid Scrabble word worth 14 points and scores 16 points in Words With Friends. Our word unscrambler found 500 valid DERIVATION words from the letters D,E,R,I,V,A,T,I,O,N — every combination verified against TWL, SOWPODS and the Words With Friends dictionary — the standard references for competitive word games. Browse all DERIVATION plays below, grouped by length — its 10 letter tiles break down as 5 vowels and 5 consonants across 9 unique letters, with 1 full-length anagram useful in any word puzzle. Also try words hidden in abutment.

500 words found 10 letters 5 vowels · 5 consonants DERIVATION is a valid Scrabble word (14 pts)

10-letter (1)
9-letter (2)
8-letter (12)
7-letter (34)
6-letter (99)
5-letter (158)
4-letter (194)

DERIVATION Descrambled: Highest Scoring Words

These are the top 10 words our unscrambler found in the jumbled letters of DERIVATION, ranked by Scrabble point value — the best picks when you want to maximize your rack in Scrabble or Words With Friends. Also try rearrange the letters in derisivenesses.

Word	Length	Scrabble pts	WWF pts
derivation	10	14	16
deviation	9	13	15
divinator	9	13	15
deviator	8	12	13
donative	8	12	14
vanitied	8	12	14
avodire	7	11	12
avoider	7	11	12
deviant	7	11	13
diviner	7	11	13

10-Letter Words You Can Make From DERIVATION (1)

1 ten-letter word our word finder extracted from the letter combinations in D, E, R, I, V, A, T, I, O, N. Each uses ten of the available tiles from DERIVATION, giving you a decisive advantage in competitive Scrabble, Words With Friends, or any Wordscapes challenge — verified against TWL, NWL, and SOWPODS. Also try letters in derivating rearranged.

derivation 14 pts

DERIVATION: 9-Letter Scrabble Word Finder (2)

2 nine-letter words hidden inside the scrambled letters of DERIVATION. Nine-letter plays are double-bingo territory in Scrabble — using all seven rack tiles plus two already on the board — and equally powerful rack clearers in Words With Friends; every one built from D, E, R, I, V, A, T, I, O, N, verified in TWL and SOWPODS.

deviation 13 pts
divinator 13 pts

8-Letter DERIVATION — Scrabble & Words With Friends (12)

12 eight-letter anagrams our word unscrambler found by rearranging the letters in D · E · R · I · V · A · T · I · O · N. Eight-letter plays sit one tile beyond a bingo, often reaching premium board squares for maximum point value — all sourced from DERIVATION and verified in TWL and SOWPODS.

deviator 12 pts
donative 12 pts
vanitied 12 pts
arointed 9 pts
daintier 9 pts
deration 9 pts
ideation 9 pts
iodinate 9 pts
ordinate 9 pts
rationed 9 pts
retinoid 9 pts
taenioid 9 pts

DERIVATION 7-Letter Words — Scrabble Bingo (34)

34 seven-letter words our word finder unscrambled from D, E, R, I, V, A, T, I, O, N. Seven-letter plays earn a 50-point bingo bonus in Scrabble when you use all tiles on your rack — each result here is drawn from the letters DERIVATION, verified in TWL and SOWPODS.

avodire 11 pts
avoider 11 pts
deviant 11 pts
diviner 11 pts
invader 11 pts
invited 11 pts
ivoried 11 pts
naevoid 11 pts
novated 11 pts
ravined 11 pts
tardive 11 pts
verdant 11 pts
virando 11 pts
inviter 10 pts
venator 10 pts
vitrain 10 pts
vitrine 10 pts
aneroid 8 pts
antired 8 pts
denarii 8 pts
detrain 8 pts
diatron 8 pts
dinitro 8 pts
diorite 8 pts
edition 8 pts
inditer 8 pts
inedita 8 pts
nitride 8 pts
tenioid 8 pts
tornade 8 pts
trained 8 pts
inertia 7 pts
notaire 7 pts
otarine 7 pts

6-Letter Scrabble Words From DERIVATION (99)

99 six-letter anagrams descrambled from DERIVATION, each verified against TWL and SOWPODS dictionaries. Six-letter Scrabble words sit one tile short of a bingo — rearrange DERIVATION in six-letter combinations and these highest-scoring plays are what make the cut.

advent 10 pts
advert 10 pts
avider 10 pts
avidin 10 pts
dative 10 pts
devoir 10 pts
divert 10 pts
divine 10 pts
dovier 10 pts
driven 10 pts
invade 10 pts
nevoid 10 pts
ovated 10 pts
varied 10 pts
vendor 10 pts
verdin 10 pts
verdit 10 pts
vidiot 10 pts
vinted 10 pts
viroid 10 pts
voider 10 pts
avenir 9 pts
enviro 9 pts
invert 9 pts
invite 9 pts
naiver 9 pts
native 9 pts
novate 9 pts
ravine 9 pts
renvoi 9 pts
taiver 9 pts
tavern 9 pts
trivia 9 pts
vainer 9 pts
viator 9 pts
vinier 9 pts
virent 9 pts
virino 9 pts
virion 9 pts
vorant 9 pts
adroit 7 pts
airned 7 pts
airted 7 pts
ardent 7 pts
atoned 7 pts
denari 7 pts
detain 7 pts
dinero 7 pts
ditone 7 pts
doater 7 pts
donair 7 pts
donate 7 pts
dotier 7 pts
editor 7 pts
endart 7 pts
indart 7 pts
indite 7 pts
inroad 7 pts
intoed 7 pts
iodate 7 pts
iodine 7 pts
ironed 7 pts
nidate 7 pts
nitrid 7 pts
ointed 7 pts
orated 7 pts
ordain 7 pts
otarid 7 pts
rained 7 pts
raited 7 pts
randie 7 pts
ranted 7 pts
rident 7 pts
rioted 7 pts
roadie 7 pts
roated 7 pts
rodent 7 pts
roined 7 pts
tidier 7 pts
tinder 7 pts
tineid 7 pts
tirade 7 pts
trined 7 pts
triode 7 pts
troade 7 pts
aroint 6 pts
atoner 6 pts
intire 6 pts
norite 6 pts
oatier 6 pts
orient 6 pts
ornate 6 pts
ratine 6 pts
ration 6 pts
retain 6 pts
retina 6 pts
rotini 6 pts
tinier 6 pts
tonier 6 pts

Unscramble DERIVATION — 5-Letter Word Scramble (158)

158 five-letter words our word finder unscrambled from the letters in D, E, R, I, V, A, T, I, O, N. Every Wordle answer is five letters — and each word here can be spelled using tiles from DERIVATION, valid in Scrabble, Words With Friends, and word scramble challenges too.

avoid 9 pts
daven 9 pts
davit 9 pts
devon 9 pts
devot 9 pts
divan 9 pts
diver 9 pts
divna 9 pts
divot 9 pts
doven 9 pts
dover 9 pts
dovie 9 pts
drave 9 pts
drive 9 pts
drove 9 pts
ivied 9 pts
raved 9 pts
rived 9 pts
roved 9 pts
vaned 9 pts
viand 9 pts
video 9 pts
vined 9 pts
vired 9 pts
virid 9 pts
voted 9 pts
aiver 8 pts
avert 8 pts
avine 8 pts
avion 8 pts
envoi 8 pts
invar 8 pts
naevi 8 pts
naive 8 pts
novae 8 pts
ovate 8 pts
overt 8 pts
ovine 8 pts
raven 8 pts
ravin 8 pts
riven 8 pts
rivet 8 pts
roven 8 pts
taver 8 pts
trave 8 pts
trove 8 pts
vaire 8 pts
viner 8 pts
vireo 8 pts
vitae 8 pts
voter 8 pts
adore 6 pts
adorn 6 pts
aider 6 pts
aidoi 6 pts
aired 6 pts
andro 6 pts
anode 6 pts
anted 6 pts
aroid 6 pts
daine 6 pts
daint 6 pts
danio 6 pts
dater 6 pts
deair 6 pts
dearn 6 pts
denar 6 pts
derat 6 pts
diane 6 pts
dinar 6 pts
diner 6 pts
diota 6 pts
doner 6 pts
doter 6 pts
drain 6 pts
drant 6 pts
drent 6 pts
droit 6 pts
drone 6 pts
idant 6 pts
ident 6 pts
idiot 6 pts
india 6 pts
indie 6 pts
indri 6 pts
iodin 6 pts
irade 6 pts
nadir 6 pts
nidor 6 pts
nitid 6 pts
noted 6 pts
oared 6 pts
oidia 6 pts
oread 6 pts
radii 6 pts
radio 6 pts
radon 6 pts
rando 6 pts
ranid 6 pts
rated 6 pts
redan 6 pts
redia 6 pts
redon 6 pts
ronde 6 pts
roted 6 pts
tardo 6 pts
tared 6 pts
teiid 6 pts
teind 6 pts
tined 6 pts
tired 6 pts
tondi 6 pts
toned 6 pts
trade 6 pts
tread 6 pts
trend 6 pts
triad 6 pts
tride 6 pts
tried 6 pts
troad 6 pts
trode 6 pts
antre 5 pts
ariot 5 pts
atone 5 pts
entia 5 pts
inert 5 pts
inter 5 pts
intra 5 pts
intro 5 pts
irate 5 pts
irone 5 pts
niter 5 pts
nitre 5 pts
nitro 5 pts
noria 5 pts
noter 5 pts
oaten 5 pts
oater 5 pts
orant 5 pts
orate 5 pts
raine 5 pts
ratio 5 pts
retia 5 pts
riant 5 pts
roate 5 pts
ronte 5 pts
rotan 5 pts
tenia 5 pts
tenor 5 pts
terai 5 pts
tinea 5 pts
toner 5 pts
toran 5 pts
torii 5 pts
train 5 pts
trine 5 pts
trona 5 pts
trone 5 pts

DERIVATION 4-Letter Word Finder Plays (194)

194 four-letter words found inside the jumbled letters of D, E, R, I, V, A, T, I, O, N. These are the workhorses of Scrabble and Words With Friends — short enough to fit most board positions, long enough to score well, all drawn from DERIVATION.

avid 8 pts
derv 8 pts
deva 8 pts
devi 8 pts
devo 8 pts
diva 8 pts
dive 8 pts
divi 8 pts
divo 8 pts
dove 8 pts
vade 8 pts
vend 8 pts
verd 8 pts
vide 8 pts
vied 8 pts
void 8 pts
arvo 7 pts
aver 7 pts
nave 7 pts
nevi 7 pts
nova 7 pts
oven 7 pts
over 7 pts
rave 7 pts
riva 7 pts
rive 7 pts
rivo 7 pts
rove 7 pts
vain 7 pts
vair 7 pts
vane 7 pts
vant 7 pts
vare 7 pts
vein 7 pts
vena 7 pts
vent 7 pts
vera 7 pts
vert 7 pts
veto 7 pts
viae 7 pts
vier 7 pts
vina 7 pts
vine 7 pts
vino 7 pts
vint 7 pts
vire 7 pts
vita 7 pts
vite 7 pts
voar 7 pts
vote 7 pts
vrot 7 pts
adit 5 pts
aide 5 pts
ared 5 pts
arid 5 pts
dant 5 pts
dare 5 pts
dari 5 pts
darn 5 pts
dart 5 pts
date 5 pts
dato 5 pts
dean 5 pts
dear 5 pts
deni 5 pts
dent 5 pts
dern 5 pts
dero 5 pts
diet 5 pts
dine 5 pts
dino 5 pts
dint 5 pts
dire 5 pts
dirt 5 pts
dita 5 pts
dite 5 pts
doat 5 pts
doen 5 pts
doer 5 pts
doit 5 pts
dona 5 pts
done 5 pts
dore 5 pts
dort 5 pts
dote 5 pts
drat 5 pts
eard 5 pts
edit 5 pts
idea 5 pts
ired 5 pts
irid 5 pts
nard 5 pts
nerd 5 pts
nide 5 pts
nidi 5 pts
nied 5 pts
node 5 pts
nodi 5 pts
odea 5 pts
orad 5 pts
rade 5 pts
raid 5 pts
rand 5 pts
read 5 pts
redo 5 pts
rend 5 pts
riad 5 pts
ride 5 pts
rind 5 pts
road 5 pts
rode 5 pts
roed 5 pts
roid 5 pts
taed 5 pts
tead 5 pts
tend 5 pts
tide 5 pts
tied 5 pts
tind 5 pts
toad 5 pts
toed 5 pts
trad 5 pts
trod 5 pts
aeon 4 pts
aero 4 pts
aine 4 pts
airn 4 pts
airt 4 pts
ante 4 pts
anti 4 pts
aret 4 pts
arie 4 pts
arti 4 pts
earn 4 pts
eina 4 pts
eoan 4 pts
etna 4 pts
inia 4 pts
inro 4 pts
inti 4 pts
into 4 pts
iota 4 pts
iron 4 pts
naoi 4 pts
nare 4 pts
near 4 pts
neat 4 pts
nite 4 pts
noir 4 pts
nori 4 pts
nota 4 pts
note 4 pts
oint 4 pts
oner 4 pts
onie 4 pts
rain 4 pts
rait 4 pts
rani 4 pts
rant 4 pts
rate 4 pts
rato 4 pts
rean 4 pts
rein 4 pts
reno 4 pts
rent 4 pts
rine 4 pts
rite 4 pts
roan 4 pts
roin 4 pts
rone 4 pts
rota 4 pts
rote 4 pts
tain 4 pts
tane 4 pts
tare 4 pts
tarn 4 pts
taro 4 pts
tear 4 pts
tein 4 pts
tern 4 pts
tian 4 pts
tiar 4 pts
tier 4 pts
tina 4 pts
tine 4 pts
tire 4 pts
toea 4 pts
tone 4 pts
tora 4 pts
tore 4 pts
tori 4 pts
trie 4 pts
trin 4 pts
trio 4 pts

Definition of DERIVATION

via WordNet

noun

(descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation

noun

(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase

Synonyms: deriving, etymologizing

noun

a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions

noun

drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body

noun

drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation

noun

inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

Synonyms: ancestry, filiation, lineage

noun

the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin

noun

the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)

DERIVATION Scrabble Word: Valid or Not?

Yes — DERIVATION is a valid Scrabble word worth 14 points, and it also scores 16 points in Words With Friends.

Scrabble pts

WWF pts

twl sowpods enable

Valid in

TWL = Tournament Word List (NWL) · SOWPODS = Collins Scrabble Words (CSW) · ENABLE = General English word list

Letter Analysis of DERIVATION

9 unique letters

Each DERIVATION letter tile carries a fixed Scrabble point value — knowing these helps you spot high-scoring plays and manage your rack strategically in any word game.

Letter	Count	Type	Scrabble pts
A	1	Vowel	1
D	1	Consonant	2
E	1	Vowel	1
I	2	Vowel	1
N	1	Consonant	1
O	1	Vowel	1
R	1	Consonant	1
T	1	Consonant	1
V	1	Consonant	4

Anagrams of DERIVATION (1)

These words share the exact same scrambled letters as DERIVATION — rearranged into a different valid word. Spotting anagrams is a key word game and word puzzle skill that can unlock unexpected high-scoring plays on your rack.

derivation 14 pts

Frequently Asked Questions about DERIVATION

How many words can you make from DERIVATION?

You can make 500 words from the letters in DERIVATION.

Is DERIVATION a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, DERIVATION is a valid Scrabble word worth 14 points.

What are the highest-scoring words you can make from DERIVATION?

Results are sorted by Scrabble point value within each word length, so the highest-scoring word game plays appear first in every section. Use the jump links at the top of the page to navigate directly to any letter group and find the best plays from DERIVATION.

How many points is DERIVATION worth in Words With Friends?

DERIVATION scores 16 points in Words With Friends.