Unscramble UPDATES

The letters in UPDATES make 148 words in the ENABLE word list. The longest words inside it are UPDATE, PAUSED and PASTED, with 6 letters. The highest-scoring is UPDATES, worth 10 points.

Words: 148
Longest: 7 letters
Top score: 10 (UPDATES)

Letters: ADEPSTU

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Words made from UPDATES

7-letter words 1

updates10

6-letter words 6

adepts9pasted9paused9sauted7taupes8update9

5-letter words 31

adept8adust6dates6dauts6duets6dupes8paste7 pated8pates7pause7 peats7pseud8sated6saute5septa7setup7 spade8spaed8spate7spued8sputa7stade6stead6stupa7stupe7taped8tapes7taupe7tepas7tsade6upset7

4-letter words 53

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3-letter words 43

ads4ape5apt5 asp5ate3dap6due4 dup6eat3 eau3eta3pad6 pas5pat5 pea5ped6pes5pet5 pud6pus5put5 sad4 sae3sap5sat3sau3sea3 set3 spa5 sue3 sup5tad4tae3tap5 tas3tau3tea3 ted4tup5ups5use3 uta3uts3

2-letter words 14

ad3 ae2as2 at2 de3ed3es2et2pa4 pe4 ta2up4 us2ut2

What some of these words mean

UPDATE verb: modernize or bring up to date
UPSET verb: disturb the balance or stability of
SETUP noun: equipment designed to serve a specific function
PAUSE noun: a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
PASTE noun: any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency

Highest-scoring words

Scored with Scrabble letter values, before bonus squares.

updates10update9 paused9pasted9adepts9taped8adept8spade8dupes8pseud8

Questions

How many words can you make from the letters in UPDATES?

148 words, from 2 to 7 letters long, using each letter no more times than it appears.

Does UPDATES have any anagrams?

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly the letters of UPDATES. The longest words inside it have 6 letters, such as UPDATE and PAUSED.

What is the highest-scoring word you can make from UPDATES?

UPDATES, worth 10 points with Scrabble letter values, followed by UPDATE and PAUSED.