Jumble solved
Is DILIGENCE a word? Yes.
DILIGENCE is a valid word in the Scrabble dictionary — 9 letters, worth 13 points before any premium squares. It rearranges into 2 anagrams, with 121 words hidden inside it.
- Total words
- 121
- Full anagrams
- 2
- Longest answer
- 9 letters
- Vowels : consonants
- 4 : 5
To solve the scramble by hand, set the 4 vowels (I, I, E, E) aside first, then try common beginnings and endings — re-, un-, -ing, -ed, -er — against the 5 remaining consonants (D, L, G, N, C).
diligence in a sentence
“and the best of me is diligence.”
— Webster 1913
Anagrams of DILIGENCE
2 words use all 9 letters — every full rearrangement of the scramble:
- ceilinged
- diligence
9-letter words
2 words found7-letter words
6 words found6-letter words
11 words found5-letter words
24 words found+ 9 more 5-letter words
4-letter words
38 words found+ 23 more 4-letter words
3-letter words
31 words found+ 16 more 3-letter words
2-letter words
9 words foundWords hidden inside DILIGENCE
Without moving a single letter, reading diligence straight through uncovers 1 shorter word — gen. The longest unbroken run is gen.
- gen4
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Shorter words inside DILIGENCE — solve each on its own:
Add one letter to DILIGENCE
Slot in one more tile — any letter — and diligence opens up 1 10-letter word. 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
9
Distinct
7
Vowels
44%
I, I, E, E
Consonants
56%
D, L, G, N, C
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Solving DILIGENCE: common questions
How do you unscramble the letters diligence?
Rearranging the 9 letters in diligence produces 121 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 9-letter answer ceilinged here. Every arrangement below is checked against a standard word list, so anything listed is a real word.
Does diligence have any anagrams?
Using every one of the 9 letters, diligence can be rearranged into 2 words: ceilinged and diligence. These are full anagrams — each uses the same tiles in a different order.
What is the longest word you can make from diligence?
The longest solutions run to 9 letters: ceilinged and diligence. Reaching the full length means every one of those tiles is in play at once.
What are the easiest short words from diligence?
Short answers are the quickest to spot: diligence yields cee, cel, cig, dee, del, den, die, dig, din and eel. 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 "diligence" used in a sentence?
Diligence is itself a valid word. For example: "and the best of me is diligence." Seeing a jumble answer used in a real sentence makes it easier to remember next time it turns up.
Which word from diligence scores best in Scrabble or Words with Friends?
If you are playing a tile game, ceilinged is the top scorer from diligence at 13 points, followed by diligence (13), clinged (11) and deicing (11). Scores depend on the board, but these are the highest face values before any bonus squares.
What smaller words are hidden inside diligence?
Read left to right without moving any letters and diligence already contains 1 shorter word: gen. The longest run of consecutive letters that spells a word is gen. Because this depends on the exact order, each spelling of the same letters hides a different set.