414 words come out when you unscramble DETRACTINGLY, starting with DETRACTINGLY itself: 19 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 3 vowels and 9 consonants.
D2E1T1R1A1C34T1I1N12G23L12Y43
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from DETRACTINGLY by length: 1 with 12 letters, 4 with 10, 16 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2. None has 11 letters.
CENTRALITY tops the 10-letter words made with DETRACTINGLY letters at 15 points; next come DETRACTING on 14 and CLATTERING on 13.
TRANCEDLY and TRIDACTYL share the top score of 15 among the 9-letter words in DETRACTINGLY. CERTAINLY, CERTAINTY and DECLARING are the ones most people know.
DECAYING and DECRYING are the top 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DETRACTINGLY, 15 points each. DIRECTLY, CREATING and CATERING will look familiar.
60 7-letter words from DETRACTINGLY; 10 of them share the top score of 13. GREATLY, CLARITY and DIETARY are everyday picks.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DETRACTINGLY, 18 score 12 points, the group's best. AGENCY, LEGACY and GENTLY are the ones most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words from DETRACTINGLY is CADGY, 12 points; ACIDY and CAGEY on 11 follow. DAILY, DELAY and DIRTY are everyday picks.
CAGY scores highest among the 4-letter words in DETRACTINGLY at 10 points, ahead of ACYL and CANY on 9. CITY, ACID and LADY are the ones most people know.
4 of 60 3-letter words made with DETRACTINGLY letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. CAN, ANY and DAY will look familiar.
These 3 words have the length of DETRACTINGLY, with one letter different:
More 12-letter words: starting with DE · ending in LY · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CENTRALITY, DECAYING and DECRYING (15 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts DETRACTINGLY, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DETRACTINGLY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 414) | 314 | 414 | 284 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
100 of the 414 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DETRACTINGLY, TRANCEDLY, ADENYLIC, CALENDRY, DANCETTY, GLYCERIA, LYCAENID, DERAYING, INGRATELY, TARDYING, YEARDING, YELDRING and 88 more. 30 of the 414 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: TRIDACTYL, CARINGLY, DARTINGLY, CRINGEY, DENTALITY, INTACTLY, CEDARY, CIDERY, CRINGY, DANCEY, RINGLETY, ALTERITY and 18 more.