Unscramble DISPENSATIVE and you have 416 words, DISPENSATIVE itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. VAPIDNESS is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from DISPENSATIVE by length: 1 with 12 letters, 5 with 10, 21 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2. None has 11 letters.
The best of the 10-letter words in DISPENSATIVE is DISTENSIVE, 14 points; PEDANTISES on 13 and EPINASTIES on 12 follow.
Among the 9-letter words made with DISPENSATIVE letters, VAPIDNESS leads with 15 points, then DISINVEST and SEDATIVES on 13. SENSITIVE and DENSITIES are the familiar ones.
Among the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DISPENSATIVE, SPAVINED and VAPIDEST tie for first at 14 points. INVESTED, INSISTED and DISPENSE are everyday picks.
VESPIDS tops the 7-letter words from DISPENSATIVE at 13 points; next come PASSIVE and PAVISES on 12. DESPITE, VISITED and INVITED will look familiar.
PAVEED and VESPID share the top score of 12 among the 6-letter words from DISPENSATIVE. EVENTS, NATIVE and INVITE are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words in DISPENSATIVE; 4 of them share the top score of 11. EVENT, SAVED and PAVED are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with DISPENSATIVE letters, 5 score 9 points, the group's best. EVEN, SAVE and PAID are the ones most people know.
The best of the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DISPENSATIVE is PAV, 8 points; DEV and DIV on 7 follow. VAN, ADS and AID are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DISPENSATIVE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with DI · ending in VE · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; VAPIDNESS (15 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: DISPENSATIVE is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISPENSATIVE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 416) | 329 | 416 | 301 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 87 of them: DISPENSATIVE, DISTENSIVE, VAPIDEST, PEDANTISES, ADESSIVE, DESIPIENT, DIAPENTES, EVIDENTS, PATINISED, PEDANTISE, VANESSID, VENDISES and 75 more. Words With Friends* skips 28 of them: ASSENTIVE, PAVISSE, SPENDIEST, SANDSPIT, VAPED, PANTSED, SAPIENTS, VAPES, DEVIS, VAPE, DEVI, NAPED and 16 more.