Unscramble DISCOVERY and you have 266 words, DISCOVERY itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
D2I1S1C34O1V45E1R1Y43
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from DISCOVERY split into 1 with 9 letters, 5 with 8, 15 with 7, 45 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
COVEYS scores highest among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DISCOVERY at 14 points, ahead of VERDOY on 13 and CERVID on 12. VIDEOS, COVERS and DRIVES are the ones most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words from DISCOVERY is COVEY, 13 points; YRIVD on 12 and COVED on 11 follow. VIDEO, DRIVE and COVER are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DISCOVERY, VERY leads with 10 points, then CIVE and CORY on 9. OVER, CODE and DISC are the familiar ones.
IVY tops the 3-letter words from DISCOVERY at 9 points; next come COY and CRY on 8. YES, RED and DIE will look familiar.
Keep every letter of DISCOVERY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with DI · ending in RY · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; VICEROYS (16 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DISCOVERY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISCOVERY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 266) | 197 | 266 | 178 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DECISORY, VERDOYS, VERDOY, CORSIVE, SCRYDE, YRIVD, COREYS, CORSEY, SCODY, SYVER, CIVES, COREY and 57 more, 69 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CERVIDS, CORVIDS, CIDERY, CORVID, COVIDS, COVID, CORYS, DEVIS, CREDS, DEVI, VIDS, CRED and 7 more, 19 in all.