Unscramble DIFFRACTIONS to get 380 words. DIFFRACTIONS itself is a real word: 21 points on a Scrabble board, 23 in Words With Friends. DIFFRACTION is the best of the shorter words, at 20 points. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from DIFFRACTIONS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 2 with 10, 8 with 9, 37 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words made with DIFFRACTIONS letters: DIFFRACTION, 20 points.
Among the 10-letter words in DIFFRACTIONS, OFFICIANTS leads with 18 points, then INDICATORS on 13.
DIFFRACT scores highest among the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DIFFRACTIONS at 17 points, ahead of CAITIFFS and TRAFFICS on 16. FRACTION, FRICTION and FACTIONS are the ones most people know.
60 7-letter words made with DIFFRACTIONS letters; 7 of them share the top score of 15. TRAFFIC, FICTION and FACTORS are everyday picks.
COFFIN and FANFIC share the top score of 14 among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DIFFRACTIONS. FACTOR, CRAFTS and AFFORD are the ones most people know.
4 of 60 5-letter words from DIFFRACTIONS tie at 13 points; none scores more. STAFF, CARDS and FACTS will look familiar.
The 4-letter words in DIFFRACTIONS are led by CAFF and COFF, 12 points each. FIND, CARD and FAST are the familiar ones.
AFF, IFF and OFF are the top 3-letter words made with DIFFRACTIONS letters, 9 points each. CAN, CAR and ACT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of DIFFRACTIONS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with DI · ending in NS · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DIFFRACTS (18 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DIFFRACTIONS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIFFRACTIONS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 380) | 312 | 379 | 272 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 67 of them: TRIFFIC, SCAFF, FARCINS, FICAINS, FICTORS, FORCATS, STRAFF, ACRIDINS, ARCTIIDS, FACTIS, FARCIN, FASCIO and 55 more. Words With Friends* skips 40 of them: FANFICS, TRIFFIDS, FANFIC, TRIFFID, DIFFS, FRANCOS, FRICOTS, RADIONICS, DIFF, FINCAS, FRANCO, FRICOT and 28 more. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: FI.