Unscramble DIFFRACTION and you have 304 words, DIFFRACTION itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, OFFICIANT and DIFFRACT lead with 17 points. The 11 letters split into 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DIFFRACTION by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 9, 8 with 8, 28 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Among the 7-letter words from DIFFRACTION, CAITIFF, TRAFFIC and TRIFFIC tie for first at 15 points. FICTION, FACTION and FRANTIC are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DIFFRACTION are led by COFFIN and FANFIC, 14 points each. ACTION, FACTOR and AFFORD are the familiar ones.
DRAFF tops the 5-letter words in DIFFRACTION at 12 points; next come TRIFF on 11 and CRAFT on 10. FRONT, DRAFT and ACTOR will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words made with DIFFRACTION letters, CAFF and COFF tie for first at 12 points. FIND, INFO and CARD are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DIFFRACTION are led by AFF, IFF and OFF, 9 points each. CAN, CAR and ACT are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of DIFFRACTION for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with DI · ending in ON · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by DIFFRACT (17 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DIFFRACTION, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIFFRACTION itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 304) | 250 | 303 | 224 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
53 of the 304 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: TRIFFIC, FARCIN, FICAIN, FICTOR, FORCAT, TRIFF, ACRIDIN, ARCTIID, ARCTOID, FIFI, FRACT, FRIAND and 41 more. 26 of the 304 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: FANFIC, TRIFFID, DIFF, FRANCO, FRICOT, FINCA, NAFF, NIFF, OFFA, CARDIO, CARDON, CORTINA and 14 more. 1 of the 304 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.
Each word below uses all the letters of DIFFRACTION and one more.