399 words come out when you unscramble DISCRETIVELY, starting with DISCRETIVELY itself: 21 in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
D2I1S1C34R1E1T1I1V45E1L12Y43
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from DISCRETIVELY by length: 1 with 12 letters, 9 with 10, 16 with 9, 55 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2. None has 11 letters.
DECISIVELY tops the 10-letter words made with DISCRETIVELY letters at 19 points; next come DERISIVELY on 17 and DIRECTIVES on 16.
DECLIVITY scores highest among the 9-letter words in DISCRETIVELY at 18 points, ahead of DIVERSELY and DIVERSITY on 16. DIRECTIVE and REVISITED are the ones most people know.
The best of the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DISCRETIVELY is VISCIDLY, 17 points; DELIVERY and DEVILTRY on 15 follow. DIRECTLY, DELIVERS and DISCRETE are everyday picks.
Among the 7-letter words from DISCRETIVELY, DEVILRY leads with 14 points, then CERVIDS and DEVICES on 13. SERVICE, CREDITS and REVISED are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words in DISCRETIVELY, 15 score 12 points, the group's best. LYRICS, DEVICE and SERVED are the ones most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words made with DISCRETIVELY letters is YRIVD, 12 points; CYDER and DECRY on 11 follow. EVERY, DRIVE and CIVIL are everyday picks.
4 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DISCRETIVELY tie at 10 points; none scores more. CITY, VERY and EVER will look familiar.
IVY and VLY share the top score of 9 among the 3-letter words from DISCRETIVELY. YES, RED and YET are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of DISCRETIVELY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with DI · ending in LY · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DECISIVELY (19 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DISCRETIVELY 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISCRETIVELY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 399) | 308 | 399 | 286 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 91 of them: DISCRETIVELY, DISCRETIVE, DIVERSLY, DESCRIVE, STIEVELY, CYSTID, DEVILETS, LEVITIC, LIVIDEST, SCRYDE, VERDITES, YRIVD and 79 more. Words With Friends* skips 22 of them: LIVEYERS, CERVIDS, DECILITRES, LIVEYER, CIDERIEST, CIDERY, DECILITRE, EDITRICES, SEVERY, CIDERIES, EIDETICS, LIVERED and 10 more.
This word takes every letter of DISCRETIVELY plus a single extra one.