Unscramble DESTRUCTIONS to get 474 words. DESTRUCTIONS itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 18 in Words With Friends. It has 12 letters, 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DESTRUCTIONS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 3 with 11, 16 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 34 with 2.
All 3 of the 11-letter words in DESTRUCTIONS score 14 points. DESTRUCTION is the one most people know.
Among 16 10-letter words made with DESTRUCTIONS letters, the top score is 13, reached by 11. INTRODUCES, REDUCTIONS and INSTRUCTED are the familiar ones.
33 of 60 9-letter words from DESTRUCTIONS tie at 12 points; none scores more. COUNTRIES, REDUCTION and DISCOUNTS will look familiar.
Of the 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DESTRUCTIONS, 38 score 11 points, the group's best. DISCOUNT, CONSIDER and CONTESTS are the ones most people know.
58 of 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DESTRUCTIONS tie at 10 points; none scores more. SECONDS, CREDITS and NOTICED will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words from DESTRUCTIONS, 57 score 9 points, the group's best. CREDIT, SECOND and DIRECT are the ones most people know.
50 of 60 5-letter words in DESTRUCTIONS tie at 8 points; none scores more. CODES, DECOR and CITED will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with DESTRUCTIONS letters, 27 score 7 points, the group's best. CODE, COST and CORE are the ones most people know.
4 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DESTRUCTIONS tie at 6 points; none scores more. END, RED and DUE will look familiar.
Trade one tile of DESTRUCTIONS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with DE · ending in NS · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by DISCOUNTERS and REDISCOUNTS (14 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. DESTRUCTIONS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESTRUCTIONS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 474) | 367 | 474 | 334 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CONTRISTED, CUSTODIERS, DECURSIONS, DESTRUCTOS, CURDINESS, CUSTODIER, DECURSION, DESTRUCTO, DISCOURES, SCRUNTIEST, SEDUCTORS, CENTOISTS and 95 more, 107 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CINDEROUS, CROSSTIED, INSOURCED, DETRUSIONS, INSOURCES, STONECUTS, CORNETTI, CORNETTS, DETRUSION, DIOESTRUS, DISCOES, DOUCEST and 21 more, 33 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of DESTRUCTIONS and one more.