Jumble solved
Is DEVISE a word? Yes.
DEVISE is a valid word in the Scrabble dictionary — 6 letters, worth 10 points before any premium squares. It rearranges into 3 anagrams, with 44 words hidden inside it.
- Total words
- 44
- Full anagrams
- 3
- Longest answer
- 6 letters
- Vowels : consonants
- 3 : 3
To solve the scramble by hand, set the 3 vowels (E, I, E) aside first, then try common beginnings and endings — re-, un-, -ing, -ed, -er — against the 3 remaining consonants (D, V, S).
devise in a sentence
“fools therefore They are which fortunes do by vows devise.”
— Webster 1913
Anagrams of DEVISE
3 words use all 6 letters — every full rearrangement of the scramble:
6-letter words
3 words found5-letter words
4 words found4-letter words
17 words found+ 2 more 4-letter words
3-letter words
14 words found2-letter words
6 words foundWords hidden inside DEVISE
Without moving a single letter, reading devise straight through uncovers 5 shorter words — devis, devi, vise, dev, vis. The longest unbroken run is devis.
Related jumbles to try
Same letters, different word: unscramble sieved, unscramble viseed.
Shorter words inside DEVISE — solve each on its own:
Add one letter to DEVISE
Slot in one more tile — any letter — and devise opens up 11 7-letter words. Handy when a puzzle gives you a blank or an extra square.
Best words for tile games
Playing Scrabble or Words with Friends? These finds carry the highest tile values (before any bonus squares).
Letter breakdown
Total Letters
6
Distinct
5
Vowels
50%
E, I, E
Consonants
50%
D, V, S
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Solving DEVISE: common questions
How do you unscramble the letters devise?
Rearranging the 6 letters in devise produces 44 valid words in total. A quick way to crack a scramble is to pull the vowels out first, then test familiar beginnings and endings (such as re-, un-, -ing, -ed and -er) against the consonants that are left. That approach lands the 6-letter answer devise here. Every arrangement below is checked against a standard word list, so anything listed is a real word.
Does devise have any anagrams?
Using every one of the 6 letters, devise can be rearranged into 3 words: devise, sieved and viseed. These are full anagrams — each uses the same tiles in a different order.
What is the longest word you can make from devise?
The longest solutions run to 6 letters: devise, sieved and viseed. Reaching the full length means every one of those tiles is in play at once.
What are the easiest short words from devise?
Short answers are the quickest to spot: devise yields dee, dev, die, dis, eds, eve, ids, see, sei and sev. Two- and three-letter words are handy for warming up, for tricky racks, and for hooking onto letters already on the board in games like Scrabble and Words with Friends.
How is the word "devise" used in a sentence?
Devise is itself a valid word. For example: "fools therefore They are which fortunes do by vows devise." Seeing a jumble answer used in a real sentence makes it easier to remember next time it turns up.
Which word from devise scores best in Scrabble or Words with Friends?
If you are playing a tile game, devise is the top scorer from devise at 10 points, followed by sieved (10), viseed (10) and devis (9). Scores depend on the board, but these are the highest face values before any bonus squares.
What smaller words are hidden inside devise?
Read left to right without moving any letters and devise already contains 5 shorter words: devis, devi, vise, dev and vis. The longest run of consecutive letters that spells a word is devis. Because this depends on the exact order, each spelling of the same letters hides a different set.