Unscramble DETRACTIVELY and you have 393 words, DETRACTIVELY itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
D2E1T1R1A1C34T1I1V45E1L12Y43
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from DETRACTIVELY by length: 1 with 12 letters, 3 with 10, 9 with 9, 54 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2. None has 11 letters.
Among the 10-letter words made with DETRACTIVELY letters, CREATIVELY and REACTIVELY tie for first at 18 points.
The 8-letter words from DETRACTIVELY are led by ACTIVELY and VERACITY, 16 points each. DELIVERY, DIRECTLY and CREATIVE are the familiar ones.
VICARLY tops the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DETRACTIVELY at 15 points; next come DEVILRY on 14 and ACRIDLY on 13. VARIETY, DELIVER and CLARITY will look familiar.
Among the 6-letter words made with DETRACTIVELY letters, CAVITY and VICARY tie for first at 14 points. ACTIVE, ADVICE and DEVICE are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DETRACTIVELY, CARVY leads with 13 points, then VARDY and YRIVD on 12. EVERY, DAILY and DELAY are the familiar ones.
CAVY tops the 4-letter words from DETRACTIVELY at 12 points; next come DAVY on 11 and LEVY on 10. CITY, VERY and VICE will look familiar.
IVY and VLY share the top score of 9 among the 3-letter words in DETRACTIVELY. DAY, CAR and ACT are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of DETRACTIVELY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with DE · ending in LY · all 12-letter words
DETRACTIVELY first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. DETRACTIVELY 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DETRACTIVELY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 393) | 312 | 393 | 290 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
81 of the 393 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: AVERTEDLY, CALVERED, VICARY, CARVY, RECEIVAL, CALIVER, DIELYTRA, EVIRATED, EVITATED, TAIVERED, VARDY, VELARIC and 69 more. 22 of the 393 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ACETYLIDE, TRIDACTYL, LIVEYER, CEDARY, CIDERY, CLITTERED, DECALITRE, REDICTATE, ALTERITY, LIVERED, RAVEY, TARDIVE and 10 more.