What It Scores
PODESTA is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 O1 D2 E1 S1 T1 A1.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 60 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In PODESTA
242 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
6 letter words (12)
5 letter words (52)
ADEPTADOPTAPODEAPODSAPTEDDATESDATOSDEPOTDOATSDOESTDOPASDOPESDOTESESTOPOPTEDPAEDOPASEOPASTEPATEDPATESPEATSPESTOPOETSPOSEDPOTAEPOTEDPOTESPSOAESATEDSEPADSEPTASPADESPADOSPAEDSPATESPEATSPODESTADESTEADSTOAESTOEPSTOPETAPEDTAPESTEADSTEPASTOADSTOEASTOPEDTOPESTOSEDTSADE
4 letter words (91)
ADOSAPEDAPESAPODAPOSAPSEAPSOAPTSATESATOPDAESDAPSDATEDATODOATDOESDOPADOPEDOPSDOSEDOSTDOTEDOTSEASTEATSEPOSETASOASTOATSODASODEAODESOPEDOPESOPTSPADSPASEPASTPATEPATSPEASPEATPEDSPESOPESTPETSPOASPODSPOETPOSEPOSTPOTEPOTSSADESADOSATESEATSEPTSETASOAPSODASPAESPATSPEDSPETSPODSPOTSTAPSTEDSTEPSTOASTOPTADSTAEDTAESTAOSTAPETAPSTEADTEASTEDSTEPATOADTODSTOEATOEDTOESTOPETOPSTOSATOSE
3 letter words (64)
ADOADSAPEAPOAPTASPATEATSDAEDAPDASDOEDOPDOSDOTDSOEASEATEDSESTETAOATODAODEODSOESOPEOPSOPTOSEPADPASPATPEAPEDPESPETPOAPODPOSPOTPSTSADSAESAPSATSEASEDSETSODSOPSOTSPATADTAETAOTAPTASTEATEDTESTODTOETOP
2 letter words (23)
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.