Unscramble DIRECTNESSES to get 429 words. DIRECTNESSES itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. It has 2 anagrams, each with the same 15 points: DISCREETNESS and DISCRETENESS. 12 letters: 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from DIRECTNESSES split into 3 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 16 with 10, 30 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
DIRECTNESSES and 2 anagrams, DISCRETENESS and DISCREETNESS, make up the 12-letter words in DIRECTNESSES; each scores 15 points.
The best of the 11-letter words made with DIRECTNESSES letters is DESISTENCES, 14 points; TIREDNESSES on 12 follows.
Of the 16 10-letter words from DIRECTNESSES, 6 score 13 points, the group's best. RESIDENCES is the one most people know.
30 9-letter words you get when you unscramble DIRECTNESSES; 6 of them share the top score of 12. RESIDENTS and RESIDENCE are everyday picks.
Among 60 8-letter words from DIRECTNESSES, the top score is 11, reached by 21. CENTERED, DISCRETE and INSERTED are the familiar ones.
30 of 60 7-letter words in DIRECTNESSES tie at 10 points; none scores more. CENTERS, CREDITS and SECRETS will look familiar.
60 6-letter words made with DIRECTNESSES letters; 31 of them share the top score of 9. CENTER, CREDIT and RECENT are everyday picks.
Of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DIRECTNESSES, 20 score 8 points, the group's best. SCENE, CITED and DISCS are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words from DIRECTNESSES; 9 of them share the top score of 7. NICE, DIET and DISC are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words in DIRECTNESSES, CID leads with 6 points, then CEE and CIS on 5. SEE, ITS and SET are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of DIRECTNESSES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with DI · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
DIRECTNESSES first, then short meanings for the 6 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. DIRECTNESSES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTNESSES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 429) | 338 | 429 | 310 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DESISTENCES, DECISTERES, DESISTENCE, DECISTERE, SECRETNESS, CERESINES, CRESSIEST, DECREETS, INSTRESSED, INTERESSED, RECENSED, SCREENIES and 79 more, 91 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SCENESTERS, SCENESTER, SENESCED, TENDERISES, CERESINS, ENTERICS, SENESCES, TENDERISE, CERESIN, CISTED, DESTRESS, SENESCE and 16 more, 28 in all.