Unscramble DESTRUCTIONAL and you have 550 words, DESTRUCTIONAL itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is DECRUSTATION, 15 points. 13 letters: 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from DESTRUCTIONAL split into 1 with 13 letters, 2 with 12, 17 with 11, 60 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 50 with 2.
DECRUSTATION scores highest among the 12-letter words made with DESTRUCTIONAL letters at 15 points, ahead of RELUCTATIONS on 14.
17 11-letter words in DESTRUCTIONAL; 12 of them share the top score of 14. DESTRUCTION is an everyday pick.
Among 60 10-letter words from DESTRUCTIONAL, the top score is 13, reached by 27. INTRODUCES, REDUCTIONS and INSTRUCTED are the familiar ones.
Every one of the 60 9-letter words you get when you unscramble DESTRUCTIONAL scores 12. EDUCATION, INTRODUCE and EDUCATORS are everyday picks.
All 60 of the 8-letter words made with DESTRUCTIONAL letters score 11 points. CONSIDER, DIALECTS and CAULDRON are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DESTRUCTIONAL scores 10. CANDLES, CONDUIT and CITADEL are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words from DESTRUCTIONAL come to 60, each scoring 9 points. CLOSED, CAUSED and CANDLE are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 5-letter words in DESTRUCTIONAL score 8 points. CARDS, CODES and CLOUD are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words made with DESTRUCTIONAL letters, the top score is 7, reached by 42. CODE, CARD and COLD are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DESTRUCTIONAL, 5 score 6 points, the group's best. CAN, CAR and ACT are the ones most people know.
These 6 words have the length of DESTRUCTIONAL, with one letter different:
More 13-letter words: starting with DE · ending in AL · all 13-letter words
The 5 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by COLATITUDES, ELUCIDATORS, OUTDISTANCE, REDUCTIONAL and RELUCTATIONS (14 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DESTRUCTIONAL is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESTRUCTIONAL itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 550) | 429 | 550 | 387 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DESTRUCTIONAL, DECRUSTATION, DECLINATORS, STRIDULANCE, TENTACULOID, TRADUCTIONS, CENTROIDAL, CONTRISTED, DECLINATOR, DICTATURES, DRACONITES, EDULCORANT and 109 more, 121 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: NARCOTISED, CAUTIONERS, CERATODUS, CINDEROUS, CLARIONETS, COINTREAUS, CRISTATED, CULTRATED, INSOURCED, LORICATED, NOTECARDS, OUTCASTED and 30 more, 42 in all.
This word takes every letter of DESTRUCTIONAL plus a single extra one.