Unscramble DIRECTEST and you have 272 words, DIRECTEST itself among them: it scores 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. It has 2 anagrams, each with the same 12 points: DECRETIST and TRISECTED. The strongest shorter words are DISCRETE, DISCREET and DESERTIC, 11 points each. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from DIRECTEST by length: 3 with 9 letters, 5 with 8, 23 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 46 with 3 and 15 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
10 of 23 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DIRECTEST tie at 10 points; none scores more. CREDITS, DIRECTS and DETECTS will look familiar.
60 6-letter words from DIRECTEST; 17 of them share the top score of 9. CREDIT, STREET and DIRECT are everyday picks.
18 of 60 5-letter words in DIRECTEST tie at 8 points; none scores more. CITED, CREST and EDITS will look familiar.
60 4-letter words made with DIRECTEST letters; 9 of them share the top score of 7. SIDE, EDIT and DIET are everyday picks.
CID scores highest among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DIRECTEST at 6 points, ahead of CEE and CIS on 5. SEE, ITS and SET are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of DIRECTEST but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DI · ending in ST · all 9-letter words
DIRECTEST first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. DIRECTEST is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTEST itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 272) | 223 | 272 | 208 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); *the Words With Friends list changes.
48 of the 272 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DECRETIST, DECTETS, TIERCETS, DECTET, DRICES, TIERCET, CERTIE, CIDES, DICTS, DRICE, REISTED, SCREET and 36 more. 16 of the 272 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CISTED, CREDS, RECITS, CERTS, CRITS, ETICS, RECIT, CERT, CRIT, TECS, DESI, TEC and 4 more. 1 of the 272 answers is missing from Scrabble US: DI.
These 8 words take every letter of DIRECTEST plus a single extra one.