Unscramble DIFFICULT and you have 59 words, DIFFICULT itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from DIFFICULT by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 7, 1 with 6, 7 with 5, 21 with 4, 20 with 3 and 8 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Just 1 of the 7-letter words made with DIFFICULT letters: FLUIDIC, for 13 points.
FITFUL is the only one of the 6-letter words in DIFFICULT; it scores 12 points.
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CLIFF and FLUIDIC (13 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DIFFICULT, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIFFICULT itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 59) | 50 | 58 | 46 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 8 of them: FIFI, DICT, CID, CUIT, CIT, LUIT, TID and DI. Words With Friends* skips 4 of them: DIFF, DIF, CLIT and LUD. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: FI.
With one more tile, the letters of DIFFICULT spell the words below.