Unscramble DISTANCELESS and you have 432 words, DISTANCELESS itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. DESISTANCES is the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. 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 DISTANCELESS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 7 with 10, 32 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2.
The best of the 11-letter words in DISTANCELESS is DESISTANCES, 14 points; ELASTICNESS on 13 follows.
The 10-letter words made with DISTANCELESS letters are led by ACIDNESSES, DESISTANCE and ECSTASISED, 13 points each. ESSENTIALS is the familiar one.
7 of 32 9-letter words you get when you unscramble DISTANCELESS tie at 12 points; none scores more. ESSENTIAL, STAINLESS and DISTANCES will look familiar.
Among 60 8-letter words from DISTANCELESS, the top score is 11, reached by 22. DISTANCE, LICENSED and LICENSES are the familiar ones.
60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DISTANCELESS; 43 of them share the top score of 10. DECLINE, CANDLES and ENACTED are everyday picks.
48 of 60 6-letter words from DISTANCELESS tie at 9 points; none scores more. CANDLE, DECENT and DANCES will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words in DISTANCELESS, the top score is 8, reached by 42. CASES, DANCE and CITED are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with DISTANCELESS letters, 18 score 7 points, the group's best. CASE, NICE and DISC are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DISTANCELESS, CAD and CID tie for first at 6 points. CAN, END and ACT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DISTANCELESS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with DI · ending in SS · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with DECLASSES, DELICATES, DENTICLES, DISTANCES, LACINESSES and STENCILED (12 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
DISTANCELESS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISTANCELESS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 432) | 347 | 431 | 315 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DISTANCELESS, ECSTASISED, ELASTICNESS, DECLINATE, ECSTASIED, CASTELESS, ECSTASISE, SCANTLED, ACIDEST, CANTLED, CITESSES, DELICES and 73 more, 85 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CANISTELS, DANCIEST, DENTALISES, DESCALES, DISCLESS, CANISTEL, CASSENES, CASSINES, DACITES, DENTALISE, DESCALE, SCALENES and 19 more, 31 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ASCITESES.
This word takes every letter of DISTANCELESS plus a single extra one.