179 words come out when you unscramble DISALLOW, starting with DISALLOW itself: 12 in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends. DOWLAS, WALDOS and WOALDS are the best of the shorter words, at 10 points. 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DISALLOW by length: 1 with 8 letters, 7 with 6, 44 with 5, 60 with 4, 46 with 3 and 21 with 2. None has 7 letters.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
44 5-letter words made with DISALLOW letters; 9 of them share the top score of 9. ALLOW, SOLID and DOLLS are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DISALLOW, the top score is 8, reached by 12. WILL, SAID and WALL are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of DISALLOW but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with DI · ending in OW · all 8-letter words
DISALLOW first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
DISALLOW works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISALLOW itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 179) | 139 | 179 | 134 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. *Words With Friends' list can change.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DOWLAS, WALDOS, AWDLS, DOWLS, WALDO, WALDS, AWDL, DOWL, SWAD, WAID, WALD, SOWL and 27 more, 39 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: WALIS, WALI, DOSAI, DOSA, LILOS and DAS, 6 in all. Not in Scrabble US: DI.
These 2 words take every letter of DISALLOW plus a single extra one.