Unscramble DISCRIMINATES to get 485 words. DISCRIMINATES itself is a real word: 18 points on a Scrabble board, 21 in Words With Friends. It has 13 letters, 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DISCRIMINATES by length: 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 12, 3 with 11, 27 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2.
There is a single one of the 12-letter words in DISCRIMINATES: DISCRIMINATE, 17 points.
The best of the 11-letter words made with DISCRIMINATES letters is DIACTINISMS, 16 points; ADMINISTERS and RANCIDITIES on 14 follow.
Among 27 10-letter words you get when you unscramble DISCRIMINATES, the top score is 15, reached by 5. MINISTRIES and ADMINISTER are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 9-letter words from DISCRIMINATES, 9 score 14 points, the group's best. INDICATES, DISTANCES and SEMANTICS are the ones most people know.
8 of 60 8-letter words from DISCRIMINATES tie at 13 points; none scores more. SEMANTIC and MATRICES will look familiar.
Among the 7-letter words in DISCRIMINATES, DIMERIC and MICATED tie for first at 12 points. METRICS, SEISMIC and CINEMAS are everyday picks.
Of the 60 6-letter words made with DISCRIMINATES letters, 6 score 11 points, the group's best. CINEMA, CRIMES and METRIC are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DISCRIMINATES, DEMIC, MACED and MEDIC tie for first at 10 points. CARDS, CRIME and CREAM are everyday picks.
16 of 60 4-letter words from DISCRIMINATES tie at 8 points; none scores more. MADE, CARD and MIND will look familiar.
The 3-letter words in DISCRIMINATES are led by CAM, MAC and MIC, 7 points each. CAN, CAR and MAN are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of DISCRIMINATES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 13-letter words: starting with DI · ending in ES · all 13-letter words
Short meanings for the 4 highest-scoring answers, starting with MATRICIDES and MISDIRECTS (15 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DISCRIMINATES works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISCRIMINATES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 485) | 378 | 485 | 334 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DIACTINISMS, DIACTINISM, MISCREDITS, IMITANCIES, IRENICISMS, METRICIANS, MISCREDIT, CIMINITES, DERMATIC, DISCANTERS, IRENICISM, METRICIAN and 95 more, 107 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MEDICANTS, MINIDISCS, ANTIMERIC, MEDICANT, MINIDISC, MISANDRIST, ASEISMIC, CERIMANS, CREMINIS, CRIMINIS, DIARISTIC, MINIDRESS and 32 more, 44 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of DISCRIMINATES and one more.