Unscramble DETRACTIVE and you have 307 words, DETRACTIVE itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. It has 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DETRACTIVE split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 12 with 8, 34 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words made with DETRACTIVE letters: REDICTATE, 12 points.
The 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DETRACTIVE are led by EVICTED and VERDICT, 13 points each. CREATED, TREATED and DICTATE are the familiar ones.
6 of 60 6-letter words from DETRACTIVE tie at 12 points; none scores more. CREDIT, CREATE and DIRECT will look familiar.
CAVED and VICED share the top score of 11 among the 5-letter words made with DETRACTIVE letters. DRIVE, CITED and CEDAR are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DETRACTIVE, CAVE, CIVE and VICE tie for first at 9 points. CARE, CARD and CART are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words from DETRACTIVE, VAC leads with 8 points, then DEV and DIV on 7. ARE, CAR and ART are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of DETRACTIVE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with DE · ending in VE · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CREATIVE, EVICTED, REACTIVE, TRACTIVE and VERDICT (13 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
DETRACTIVE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DETRACTIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 307) | 237 | 307 | 222 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EVIRATED, EVITATED, TAIVERED, CAVIER, TAVERED, VERDITE, AVIDER, AVIETTE, CEDRATE, EVIRATE, EVITATE, REVIED and 58 more, 70 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: REDICTATE, TARDIVE, VAREC, ATRETIC, DACITE, VETTER, DEVI, CRED, VID, CERT, CRIA, TEC and 3 more, 15 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of DETRACTIVE and one more.