304 words come out when you unscramble DISPOSITIVES, starting with DISPOSITIVES itself: 18 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, DISPOSITIVE leads with 17 points. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from DISPOSITIVES by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 2 with 9, 8 with 8, 28 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2. None has 10 letters.
DISPOSITIVE is the only one of the 11-letter words made with DISPOSITIVES letters; it scores 17 points.
PIVOTED, VESPIDS and VESPOID are the top 7-letter words from DISPOSITIVES, 13 points each. DEPOSIT, VISITED and DISPOSE will look familiar.
VESPID scores highest among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DISPOSITIVES at 12 points, ahead of PIVOTS on 11 and DEVOTS on 10. POSTED, VIDEOS and VISITS are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words from DISPOSITIVES, PIVOT, SPIVS and VOIPS tie for first at 10 points. VIDEO, POSTS and VISIT are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words in DISPOSITIVES are led by SPIV and VOIP, 9 points each. POST, VOTE and VOID are the familiar ones.
Among the 3-letter words made with DISPOSITIVES letters, DEV, DIV and VID tie for first at 7 points. ITS, TOP and SET are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DISPOSITIVES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with DI · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with POSITIVES and POSTDIVE (14 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: DISPOSITIVES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISPOSITIVES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 304) | 233 | 304 | 207 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 71 of them: DISPOSITIVES, VESPOID, DISPOSTS, DOVIEST, DEVOTS, DISPOST, SEPIOSTS, STIVED, STOVIES, VISIED, VISITES, VOIPS and 59 more. Words With Friends* skips 26 of them: VIDIOTS, PISSIEST, STOVED, VIDIOT, DEVIS, DOPEST, POSIEST, POSTIES, DEVI, PEDIS, POSTIE, VIDS and 14 more.