Unscramble DISSIMILAR and you have 221 words, DISSIMILAR itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, MISDIALS leads with 11 points. It has 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from DISSIMILAR by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 8, 11 with 7, 22 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 50 with 3 and 15 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Of the 22 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DISSIMILAR, 8 score 9 points, the group's best. DISMAL, SADISM and DISARM are the ones most people know.
9 of 60 5-letter words from DISSIMILAR tie at 8 points; none scores more. MAILS, RAILS and MAIDS will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words from DISSIMILAR, 11 score 7 points, the group's best. MAIL, MASS and MISS are the ones most people know.
4 of 50 3-letter words in DISSIMILAR tie at 6 points; none scores more. AIR, MAR and ASS will look familiar.
Trade one tile of DISSIMILAR for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with DI · ending in AR · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; MISDIALS (11 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DISSIMILAR, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISSIMILAR itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 221) | 177 | 221 | 168 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SAIMIRIS, MARIDS, SAIMIRI, ARMILS, IMARIS, IRIDIAL, MARID, SIMIAL, ARMIL, IMARI, IRIDAL, MALIS and 32 more, 44 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DIRAMS, MIRIDS, DIRAM, MILDS, MIRID, LASSI, DAS, DA and RAI, 9 in all.
This word takes every letter of DISSIMILAR plus a single extra one.