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Unscramble DILIGENT — 137 words
The letters DILIGENT rearrange into 1 full anagram and 137 words in total.
- Total words
- 137
- Full anagrams
- 1
- Longest answer
- 8 letters
- Vowels : consonants
- 3 : 5
To solve the scramble by hand, set the 3 vowels (I, I, E) aside first, then try common beginnings and endings — re-, un-, -ing, -ed, -er — against the 5 remaining consonants (D, L, G, N, T).
diligent in a sentence
“The judges shall make diligent inquisition.”
— Webster 1913
Anagrams of DILIGENT
One word uses all 8 letters:
- diligent
8-letter words
1 word found- diligent10
7-letter words
7 words found- dieting9
- editing9
- eliding9
- glinted9
- ignited9
- lignite8
- tingled9
6-letter words
16 words found- dieing8
- dingle8
- engild8
- idling8
- nidget8
- tiding8
- tinged8
- dentil7
- gentil7
- ignite7
- indite7
- linted7
- tieing7
- tiling7
- tineid7
+ 1 more 6-letter word
5-letter words
22 words found- deign7
- digit7
- dinge7
- gelid7
- glide7
- genii6
- glint6
- ident6
- indie6
- ingle6
- legit6
- lined6
- nitid6
- teiid6
- teind6
+ 7 more 5-letter words
4-letter words
42 words found- ding6
- geld6
- gied6
- gild6
- gled6
- deil5
- deli5
- delt5
- deni5
- dent5
- diel5
- diet5
- dine5
- dint5
- dite5
+ 27 more 4-letter words
3-letter words
36 words found- dig5
- ged5
- gid5
- del4
- den4
- die4
- din4
- dit4
- eld4
- end4
- eng4
- gel4
- gen4
- get4
- gie4
+ 21 more 3-letter words
2-letter words
13 words found- de3
- ed3
- el2
- en2
- et2
- gi3
- id3
- in2
- it2
- li2
- ne2
- te2
- ti2
Words hidden inside DILIGENT
Without moving a single letter, reading diligent straight through uncovers 2 shorter words — gent, gen. The longest unbroken run is gent.
- gent5
- gen4
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Shorter words inside DILIGENT — solve each on its own:
Add one letter to DILIGENT
Slot in one more tile — any letter — and diligent opens up 2 9-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).
- diligent10
- dieting9
- editing9
- eliding9
- glinted9
- ignited9
- tingled9
- lignite8
Letter breakdown
Total Letters
8
Distinct
7
Vowels
38%
I, I, E
Consonants
62%
D, L, G, N, T
Solving DILIGENT: common questions
How do you unscramble the letters diligent?
Rearranging the 8 letters in diligent produces 137 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 8-letter answer diligent here. Every arrangement below is checked against a standard word list, so anything listed is a real word.
Does diligent have any anagrams?
Using all 8 letters, diligent rearranges into exactly one word: diligent.
What is the longest word you can make from diligent?
The longest solution is diligent at 8 letters — it uses the most tiles of any word here.
What are the easiest short words from diligent?
Short answers are the quickest to spot: diligent yields del, den, die, dig, din, dit, eld, end, eng and ged. 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 "diligent" used in a sentence?
Diligent is itself a valid word. For example: "The judges shall make diligent inquisition." Seeing a jumble answer used in a real sentence makes it easier to remember next time it turns up.
Which word from diligent scores best in Scrabble or Words with Friends?
If you are playing a tile game, diligent is the top scorer from diligent at 10 points, followed by dieting (9), editing (9) and eliding (9). Scores depend on the board, but these are the highest face values before any bonus squares.
What smaller words are hidden inside diligent?
Read left to right without moving any letters and diligent already contains 2 shorter words: gent and gen. The longest run of consecutive letters that spells a word is gent. Because this depends on the exact order, each spelling of the same letters hides a different set.