358 words come out when you unscramble CONTRIBUTORS, starting with CONTRIBUTORS itself: 16 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are CONTRIBUTOR and OBSTRUCTION, 15 points each. 12 letters: 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from CONTRIBUTORS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 3 with 10, 1 with 9, 27 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
Every one of the 2 11-letter words in CONTRIBUTORS scores 15. CONTRIBUTOR and OBSTRUCTION are everyday picks.
OBSTRUCTOR scores highest among the 10-letter words made with CONTRIBUTORS letters at 14 points, ahead of INSTRUCTOR and TRICROTOUS on 12.
OBTRUSION is the only one of the 9-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTRIBUTORS; it scores 11 points.
Among 27 8-letter words from CONTRIBUTORS, the top score is 12, reached by 8. ROBOTICS, INSTRUCT and CONTOURS are the familiar ones.
60 7-letter words from CONTRIBUTORS; 12 of them share the top score of 11. BUTTONS, CONTOUR and BRONCOS are everyday picks.
15 of 60 6-letter words in CONTRIBUTORS tie at 10 points; none scores more. BUTTON, COTTON and COURTS will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words made with CONTRIBUTORS letters, the top score is 9, reached by 9. BONUS, BOOTS and COINS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble CONTRIBUTORS, 4 score 8 points, the group's best. COST, BORN and BOOT are the ones most people know.
The 3-letter words from CONTRIBUTORS are led by COB and CUB, 7 points each. BUT, ITS and BIT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of CONTRIBUTORS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with CO · ending in RS · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by BISCOTTO, CRIBROUS, OBSTRUCT, ROBOTICS, SUBTONIC and UROBORIC (12 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
CONTRIBUTORS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTRIBUTORS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 358) | 287 | 356 | 272 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BURSICON, RUBICONS, TRICROTOUS, BOOTCUT, RUBICON, BITTOURS, BORSIC, CONTRIST, COURBS, CURSITOR, ISOBRONT, BITTORS and 59 more, 71 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BISCOTTO, UROBORIC, BICORNS, BOSONIC, CROSTINO, BOURSIN, SCROB, CUNITS, BIROS, BRUTS, BIRO, CORS and 3 more, 15 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: BINTS and BINT, 2 in all.