Unscramble DICTATORY and you have 221 words, DICTATORY itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
D2I1C34T1A1T1O1R1Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DICTATORY by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 5 with 7, 13 with 6, 59 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
5 of 59 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DICTATORY tie at 11 points; none scores more. TODAY, RADIO and RATIO will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words made with DICTATORY letters, the top score is 9, reached by 5. CITY, CARD and CART are the familiar ones.
60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DICTATORY; 4 of them share the top score of 8. DAY, CAR and ART are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of DICTATORY for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with DI · ending in RY · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ATROCITY, CITATORY and DACOITY (13 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
DICTATORY is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DICTATORY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 221) | 172 | 221 | 159 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 49 of them: DICTATORY, CYTOID, CARDY, DARCY, ARCTOID, DITTAY, YARCO, COTTID, CRAY, RICY, ADRY, CARDI and 37 more. Words With Friends* skips 13 of them: COADY, ORACY, CARDIO, OATY, ACRO, CRIA, CRIT, TORTA, ODA, ARO, DA, RAI and 1 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of DICTATORY and one more.