Unscramble DISCRETION and you have 382 words, DISCRETION itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. It has 3 anagrams, each with the same 13 points: CRETINOIDS, DIRECTIONS and SORICIDENT. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from DISCRETION split into 4 with 10 letters, 11 with 9, 39 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
DISCRETION and 3 anagrams, SORICIDENT, DIRECTIONS and CRETINOIDS, make up the 10-letter words in DISCRETION; each scores 13 points.
39 8-letter words from DISCRETION; 14 of them share the top score of 11. DECISION, CONSIDER and EDITIONS are everyday picks.
Of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DISCRETION, 36 score 10 points, the group's best. CREDITS, NOTICED and INDICES are the ones most people know.
35 of 60 6-letter words from DISCRETION tie at 9 points; none scores more. CREDIT, SECOND and DIRECT will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words in DISCRETION, 35 score 8 points, the group's best. CODES, COINS and DECOR are the ones most people know.
17 of 60 4-letter words made with DISCRETION letters tie at 7 points; none scores more. CODE, COST and ONCE will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DISCRETION, CID, COD and DOC tie for first at 6 points. END, RED and DIE are everyday picks.
These 6 words have the length of DISCRETION, with one letter different:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CENTROIDS, DOCTRINES, INDICTERS, INDICTORS and REINDICTS (12 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DISCRETION, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISCRETION itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 382) | 305 | 382 | 283 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 77 of them: CRETINOIDS, SORICIDENT, DEONTICS, ICONISED, ICTERIDS, CONDERS, CONDIES, CORSNED, COTISED, DISCOER, ICTERID, NERDICS and 65 more. Words With Friends* skips 22 of them: CRETINOID, SIDEROTIC, CORNEITIS, CROSTINI, CISTED, CRETONS, IRONISED, CREDS, IRONIEST, CERTS, CRED, CERT and 10 more.
These 9 words take every letter of DISCRETION plus a single extra one.