378 words come out when you unscramble DIRECTORIES, starting with DIRECTORIES itself: 14 in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 14 points: CORDIERITES. Of the shorter words, CORDIERITE and EROTICISED lead with 13 points. The 11 letters split into 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from DIRECTORIES split into 2 with 11 letters, 4 with 10, 14 with 9, 34 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
2 11-letter words in DIRECTORIES use every letter: DIRECTORIES and its 1 anagram CORDIERITES, all with 14 points.
CORDIERITE and EROTICISED share the top score of 13 among the 10-letter words made with DIRECTORIES letters.
Among 14 9-letter words from DIRECTORIES, the top score is 12, reached by 9. DIRECTORS, CREDITORS and REDIRECTS are the familiar ones.
20 of 34 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DIRECTORIES tie at 11 points; none scores more. DIRECTOR, RESTORED and DISCRETE will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words from DIRECTORIES, 28 score 10 points, the group's best. RECORDS, CREDITS and EDITORS are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words in DIRECTORIES; 30 of them share the top score of 9. CREDIT, RECORD and DIRECT are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words made with DIRECTORIES letters, the top score is 8, reached by 36. CODES, DECOR and CITED are the familiar ones.
17 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DIRECTORIES tie at 7 points; none scores more. CODE, COST and CORE will look familiar.
CID, COD and DOC share the top score of 6 among the 3-letter words from DIRECTORIES. ITS, RED and DIE are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of DIRECTORIES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with DI · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 7 highest-scoring answers, starting with EROTICISED (13 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. DIRECTORIES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTORIES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 378) | 308 | 378 | 282 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 70 of them: CROSIERED, DISCRETER, ECRITOIRES, CORSETIER, ECRITOIRE, ICTERIDS, COTISED, DISCOER, ICTERID, SCODIER, SERICITE, CODIST and 58 more. Words With Friends* skips 26 of them: EROTICISED, CIDERIEST, EDITRICES, SIDEROTIC, CIDERIER, CIDERIES, EIDETICS, EROTICISE, CISTED, ROSTERED, CREDS, RECITS and 14 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of DIRECTORIES and one more.