Unscramble DISINFECTING and you have 371 words, DISINFECTING itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from DISINFECTING by length: 1 with 12 letters, 13 with 9, 37 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2. None has 11 or 10 letters.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
DISINFECT, FIDEISTIC and INFECTING are the top 9-letter words made with DISINFECTING letters, 15 points each. INCIDENTS will look familiar.
The 8-letter words in DISINFECTING are led by CITIFIED, DEFICITS and FENCINGS, 14 points each. FINDINGS, INCIDENT and DEFINING are the familiar ones.
DEFICIT and FENCING share the top score of 13 among the 7-letter words from DISINFECTING. FINDING, SENDING and EDITING are the ones most people know.
DEIFIC tops the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DISINFECTING at 12 points; next come FICINS and FIDGES on 11. DESIGN, CITIES and ENDING will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words in DISINFECTING, the top score is 10, reached by 4. GIFTS, FINDS and CITED are the familiar ones.
FICE and FISC share the top score of 9 among the 4-letter words made with DISINFECTING letters. FIND, GIFT and FINE are the ones most people know.
Among 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DISINFECTING, the top score is 7, reached by 7. GET, END and DIE are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of DISINFECTING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with DI · ending in NG · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by FIDEISTIC and INFECTING (15 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DISINFECTING, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISINFECTING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 371) | 288 | 370 | 273 |
* Lists: NWL2023, Collins CSW24, Words With Friends' own (changing) list.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ENTICINGS, INCEDING, SNIFTING, DICINGS, DICTING, SNIFTED, CIDING, DESINING, DIETINGS, EDITINGS, FECIT, INDIGEST and 69 more, 81 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DIGESTIF, FENINGS, DIGITISE, FENING, CISTED, DININGS, GIFS, ETICS, GIF, FES, TECS, TEC and 5 more, 17 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: FI. Not in Scrabble US: DI.