Unscramble DISTINCTIONS to get 240 words. DISTINCTIONS itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 18 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is DISTINCTION, 14 points. 12 letters: 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from DISTINCTIONS split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 2 with 10, 4 with 9, 6 with 8, 12 with 7, 32 with 6, 55 with 5, 60 with 4, 50 with 3 and 17 with 2.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words made with DISTINCTIONS letters: DISTINCTION, for 14 points.
Every one of the 2 10-letter words in DISTINCTIONS scores 13.
Of the 32 6-letter words made with DISTINCTIONS letters, 6 score 9 points, the group's best. INSIST, IDIOTS and DISCOS are the ones most people know.
8 of 55 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DISTINCTIONS tie at 8 points; none scores more. COSTS, COINS and ICONS will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words from DISTINCTIONS, 7 score 7 points, the group's best. COST, DISC and ICON are the ones most people know.
CID, COD and DOC are the top 3-letter words in DISTINCTIONS, 6 points each. NOT, ITS and INN will look familiar.
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by INDISTINCT (13 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DISTINCTIONS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISTINCTIONS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 240) | 179 | 240 | 168 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
61 of the 240 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CODISTS, COTTIDS, CODIST, COTTID, DINICS, DICTS, DINIC, SINDONS, TONDINI, CIDS, COITS, COND and 49 more. 11 of the 240 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: STOTINS, DINOS, INIONS, STOTIN, TSOTSI, DINO, NONIS, SOC, STOTS, NONI and OI.