Unscramble DETRACTORY to get 285 words. DETRACTORY itself is a real word: 16 points on a Scrabble board, 16 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
D2E1T1R1A1C34T1O1R1Y43
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from DETRACTORY by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 2 with 8, 19 with 7, 59 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
DETRACTOR is the only one of the 9-letter words made with DETRACTORY letters; it scores 12 points.
CEDARY and CYTODE are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DETRACTORY, 12 points each. RECORD, TREATY and TRADER will look familiar.
60 5-letter words from DETRACTORY; 8 of them share the top score of 11. TODAY, READY and CARRY are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words in DETRACTORY, the top score is 9, reached by 4. YEAR, CODE and CARD are the familiar ones.
CAY, COY and CRY are the top 3-letter words made with DETRACTORY letters, 8 points each. ARE, DAY and CAR will look familiar.
Trade one tile of DETRACTORY for another and you can spell these 5 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with DE · ending in RY · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CARROTY, CATTERY, CEDARY, RECTORY and TRACERY (12 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: DETRACTORY is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DETRACTORY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 285) | 218 | 285 | 201 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
67 of the 285 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DETRACTORY, CYTODE, CARDY, CRAYER, DARCY, CERRADO, CERTY, CODETTA, COREY, RATTERY, TRACTED, YARCO and 55 more. 17 of the 285 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CEDARY, COADY, CRYER, ORACY, YARDER, RECOAT, CRED, OATY, RETROD, ACRO, YER, ECO and 5 more.