Unscramble DISSECTIVE and you have 236 words, DISSECTIVE itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. DECISIVE is the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from DISSECTIVE by length: 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 8, 16 with 7, 42 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 41 with 3 and 13 with 2. None has 9 letters.
The 6-letter words from DISSECTIVE are led by DEVICE and VISCID, 12 points each. CITIES, VISITS and VESTED are the familiar ones.
VICED scores highest among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DISSECTIVE at 11 points, ahead of CIVES and CIVET on 10. VISIT, SIDES and SEEDS are the ones most people know.
The 4-letter words made with DISSECTIVE letters are led by CIVE and VICE, 9 points each. SIDE, EDIT and DIET are the familiar ones.
DEV, DIV and VID are the top 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DISSECTIVE, 7 points each. SEE, ITS and SET will look familiar.
Keep every letter of DISSECTIVE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with DI · ending in VE · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DEVICES and EVICTED (13 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DISSECTIVE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISSECTIVE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 236) | 182 | 236 | 165 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 54 of them: DISSECTIVE, VISITEES, CIVES, STIVED, VISIED, VISITEE, VISITES, CIVE, DEEVS, DIVIS, ESSIVE, STIEVE and 42 more. Words With Friends* skips 17 of them: EIDETICS, CISTED, DEVIS, DEVI, VIDS, ETICS, SEVS, VID, DESIS, SEV, TECS, DESI and 5 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of DISSECTIVE and one more.