Unscramble CONTRIBUTARY and you have 360 words, CONTRIBUTARY itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
C34O1N12T1R1I1B34U12T1A1R1Y43
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from CONTRIBUTARY by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 10, 8 with 9, 28 with 8, 50 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2. None has 11 letters.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words in CONTRIBUTARY: INCUBATORY, for 17 points.
BARYONIC and CORYBANT are the top 8-letter words from CONTRIBUTARY, 15 points each. CONTRARY, TRACTION and OBITUARY will look familiar.
The 7-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTRIBUTARY are led by BARYTIC and BUTYRIC, 14 points each. COUNTRY, AUCTION and CAUTION are the familiar ones.
BOUNCY and CARBOY are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTRIBUTARY, 13 points each. COUNTY, ACTION and BUTTON will look familiar.
CARBY and CORBY share the top score of 12 among the 5-letter words from CONTRIBUTARY. CARRY, CABIN and BACON are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words in CONTRIBUTARY; 18 of them share the top score of 9. CITY, TINY and RUBY are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words made with CONTRIBUTARY letters, the top score is 8, reached by 9. CAN, BUT and ANY are the familiar ones.
This word has the length of CONTRIBUTARY, with one letter different:
More 12-letter words: starting with CO · ending in RY · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with BARYONIC and CORYBANT (15 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: CONTRIBUTARY is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTRIBUTARY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 360) | 282 | 359 | 262 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CONTRIBUTARY, TITUBANCY, CAUTIONRY, CURATORY, CURRANTY, NOCTUARY, BUTANOIC, CARBY, CONURBIA, TRAYBIT, ANBURY, BARRICO and 66 more, 78 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: TRIBUNARY, BARYTON, OUTCITY, BORICUA, BARRY, COYAU, CURATION, ORACY, TRIACTOR, CORTINA, BANC, NOYAU and 8 more, 20 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: BINT.