Unscramble DISTICHOUS to get 247 words. DISTICHOUS itself is a real word: 16 points on a Scrabble board, 17 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DISTICHOUS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 8, 11 with 7, 31 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2. None has 9 letters.
DISTICHS is the only one of the 8-letter words made with DISTICHOUS letters; it scores 14 points.
DICHTS tops the 6-letter words from DISTICHOUS at 12 points; next come CHOUTS and COUTHS on 11. STUDIO, SCOUTS and IDIOTS will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DISTICHOUS, the top score is 11, reached by 4. SOUTH, COSTS and TOUCH are the familiar ones.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DISTICHOUS, CHID and DICH tie for first at 10 points. SUCH, THUS and HOST are everyday picks.
Of the 60 3-letter words from DISTICHOUS, 5 score 8 points, the group's best. OUT, ITS and HOT are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of DISTICHOUS for another and you can spell these 2 words:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; DISTICHS (14 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
DISTICHOUS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISTICHOUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 247) | 179 | 247 | 164 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 68 of them: DICHTS, SCHOUTS, STICHOI, STICHOS, CHOUTS, DICHT, DOCHT, OUCHTS, SCHOUT, SICHTS, CHOUT, CHUTS and 56 more. Words With Friends* skips 15 of them: TUCHIS, SITCH, DOHS, DOSH, OCH, SIDH, DOH, DUH, HOSS, SOHS, HOS, SHO and 3 more.