Unscramble DISTAVES to get 237 words. DISTAVES itself is a real word: 12 points on a Scrabble board, 13 in Words With Friends. 6 shorter words score 11, among them ADVISES, AVIDEST and DATIVES. The 8 letters split into 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from DISTAVES by length: 1 with 8 letters, 9 with 7, 30 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 57 with 3 and 20 with 2.
Of the 30 6-letter words made with DISTAVES letters, 9 score 10 points, the group's best. ADVISE, VISTAS and DESIST are the ones most people know.
Among 60 5-letter words from DISTAVES, the top score is 9, reached by 8. SITES, IDEAS and DATES are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DISTAVES, 11 score 8 points, the group's best. DATE, SAID and SAVE are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DISTAVES, DEV, DIV and VID tie for first at 7 points. ITS, SET and SAT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DISTAVES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with DI · ending in ES · all 8-letter words
DISTAVES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DISTAVES works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISTAVES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 237) | 188 | 237 | 169 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: AVIDEST, AVISED, STIVED, AVISES, SATIVE, STIVES, VADES, AVISE, DIVS, SAIDEST, STIVE, VADE and 37 more, 49 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: STEVIAS, DEVIS, STEVIA, DEVI, VIDS, SEVS, VID, DESIS, SEV, TASED, DESI, TASES and 7 more, 19 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of DISTAVES and one more.