Unscramble DISCONTINUERS and you have 507 words, DISCONTINUERS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, DISCONTINUES and DISCONTINUER lead with 15 points. 13 letters: 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from DISCONTINUERS by length: 1 with 13 letters, 2 with 12, 6 with 11, 44 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 34 with 2.
The 12-letter words in DISCONTINUERS come to 2, each scoring 15 points.
6 11-letter words made with DISCONTINUERS letters; 5 of them share the top score of 14. DISCONTINUE is an everyday pick.
Among 44 10-letter words you get when you unscramble DISCONTINUERS, the top score is 13, reached by 17. DIRECTIONS, INDUSTRIES and DISCRETION are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 9-letter words from DISCONTINUERS, 48 score 12 points, the group's best. COUNTRIES, CONTINUED and DIRECTION are the ones most people know.
60 8-letter words from DISCONTINUERS; 54 of them share the top score of 11. DISCOUNT, DECISION and CONSIDER are everyday picks.
The 7-letter words in DISCONTINUERS come to 60, each scoring 10 points. CREDITS, COUNTED and INDICES are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 6-letter words made with DISCONTINUERS letters score 9 points. CREDIT, SECOND and DIRECT are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DISCONTINUERS; 54 of them share the top score of 8. CODES, DECOR and CITED are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words from DISCONTINUERS, the top score is 7, reached by 27. CODE, COST and CORE are the familiar ones.
60 3-letter words in DISCONTINUERS; 4 of them share the top score of 6. END, RED and DUE are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DISCONTINUERS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with DI · ending in RS · all 13-letter words
Short meanings for the 7 highest-scoring answers, starting with DISCONTINUES (15 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DISCONTINUERS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISCONTINUERS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 507) | 403 | 506 | 366 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
104 of the 507 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DISCONTINUERS, DISCONTINUER, CRETINOIDS, CUSTODIERS, DECURSIONS, DISCONSENT, DISCURSION, RUSTICISED, SORICIDENT, CURDINESS, CUSTODIER, DECURSION and 92 more. 36 of the 507 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CINDEROUS, CRETINOID, CROSSTIED, INCRETIONS, INSOURCED, SIDEROTIC, SINECURIST, CORNEITIS, COTININES, CRUISIEST, DETRUSIONS, DISUNITERS and 24 more. 1 of the 507 answers is missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: TENDINOSIS.