There are 232 words hidden in the letters of DEPARTURE, from 14 two-letter words up to DEPARTURE (9 letters). For points, DEPARTURE is best at 12.
No other single word uses all 9 letters of DEPARTURE. DEPARTURE has 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants, worth 12 points before any board bonuses.
9-letter words 1
8-letter words 4
aperture10depurate11raptured11upreared11
7-letter words 14
adepter10erupted10pearter9perdure10predate10rapture9reputed10retaped10retread8tapered10taperer9treader8updater10uprated10
6-letter words 42
5-letter words 53
adept8apter7arete5darer6dater6derat6deter6drape8drear6drupe8duper8durra6eared6eater5erred6erupt7etape7etude6padre8pared8parer7pareu7pated8pater7peart7perdu8perea7peter7prate7preed8prude8pruta7purda8puree7purer7rared6rated6rater5ruder6rupee7taped8taper7tared6tarre5taupe7terra5trade6tread6treed6trued6truer5urare5urate5
4-letter words 56
aped7aper6dare5dart5date5daut5dear5deep7deer5deet5dere5drat5dree5duet5dupe7dura5dure5durr5pard7pare6parr6part6pate6pear6peat6peed7peer6pert6prat6prau6pree6pure6purr6rapt6rare4rate4read5reap6rear4rede5reed5rete4rude5rued5ruer4tape6tare4tarp6tear4teed5tepa6trad5trap6tree4true4urea4
3-letter words 48
ape5apt5are3art3ate3dap6dee4due4dup6ear3eat3eau3era3ere3err3ert3eta3pad6par5pat5pea5ped6pee5per5pet5pud6pur5put5rad4rap5rat3red4ree3rep5ret3rue3rut3tad4tae3tap5tar3tau3tea3ted4tee3tup5urd4uta3
2-letter words 14
ad3ae2ar2at2de3ed3er2et2pa4pe4re2ta2up4ut2
Words are from our open word list and include some game-only words. Rude words are left out of this page; the unscrambler shows every valid word, lets you add blank tiles and filter by length.