Unscramble DIFFICILE and you have 71 words, DIFFICILE itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from DIFFICILE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 1 with 7, 1 with 6, 9 with 5, 27 with 4, 21 with 3 and 10 with 2.
FILICIDE is the only one of the 8-letter words in DIFFICILE; it scores 14 points.
Just 1 of the 7-letter words made with DIFFICILE letters: CLIFFED, for 16 points.
There is a single one of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DIFFICILE: DEIFIC, 12 points.
DIFF scores highest among the 4-letter words made with DIFFICILE letters at 11 points, ahead of FIEF and FIFE on 10. LIFE, FILE and DICE are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of DIFFICILE for another and you can spell these 5 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with DI · ending in LE · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; FILICIDE (14 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. DIFFICILE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIFFICILE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 71) | 58 | 70 | 53 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
12 of the 71 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CLIFFED, FIFI, CLIED, DEIF, FILII, CIDE, CID, CIEL, EILD, DEI, IDE and DI. 5 of the 71 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: DIFF, CEILI, DEF, DIF and FE. 1 of the 71 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.