Unscramble DIRECTORATES and you have 468 words, DIRECTORATES itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from DIRECTORATES by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 15 with 10, 57 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2.
All 2 of the 11-letter words in DIRECTORATES score 14 points. DIRECTORATE is the one most people know.
Among 15 10-letter words made with DIRECTORATES letters, the top score is 13, reached by 10. RESTRICTED is the familiar one.
27 of 57 9-letter words from DIRECTORATES tie at 12 points; none scores more. DIRECTORS, SCATTERED and DETECTORS will look familiar.
60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DIRECTORATES; 49 of them share the top score of 11. DIRECTOR, DETECTOR and DISCRETE are everyday picks.
The 7-letter words in DIRECTORATES come to 60, each scoring 10 points. RECORDS, CREATED and CREDITS are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 6-letter words made with DIRECTORATES letters score 9 points. CREDIT, RECORD and DIRECT are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DIRECTORATES scores 8. CARDS, CODES and DECOR are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words from DIRECTORATES, the top score is 7, reached by 29. CODE, CASE and CARE are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 3-letter words in DIRECTORATES, 4 score 6 points, the group's best. CAR, ACT and RED are the ones most people know.
These 6 words have the length of DIRECTORATES, with one letter different:
More 12-letter words: starting with DI · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 7 highest-scoring answers, starting with DESECRATOR, REDICTATES, RESTRICTED and RETROACTED (13 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DIRECTORATES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTORATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 468) | 372 | 468 | 341 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: STERCORATED, DERESTRICT, DISTRACTER, DISTRACTOR, STEREOCARD, CREASOTED, CROSIERED, DECRETIST, DISCRETER, OSCITATED, SCATTERIER, STERCORATE and 84 more, 96 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: REDICTATES, CEDARIEST, CRISTATED, REDICTATE, CASTERED, CEDARIER, RECOATED, SACREDER, SCAREDER, TORTRICES, TRIACTORS, CARDIOS and 19 more, 31 in all.