261 words come out when you unscramble DISTINCTIVE, starting with DISTINCTIVE itself: 17 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is VITICIDES, 15 points. It has 11 letters, 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from DISTINCTIVE by length: 1 with 11 letters, 2 with 9, 7 with 8, 24 with 7, 41 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 51 with 3 and 15 with 2. None has 10 letters.
The 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DISTINCTIVE are led by DIVINES, INVITED and VISITED, 11 points each. INDICES, DENTIST and INVITES are the familiar ones.
VISCID scores highest among the 6-letter words from DISTINCTIVE at 12 points, ahead of CIVETS and CIVIES on 11. INSIDE, CITIES and INVITE are the ones most people know.
VICED tops the 5-letter words made with DISTINCTIVE letters at 11 points; next come CIVES and CIVET on 10. VISIT, CITED and CENTS will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DISTINCTIVE, CIVE and VICE tie for first at 9 points. EDIT, NICE and DIET are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words from DISTINCTIVE are led by DEV, DIV and VID, 7 points each. ITS, SET and END are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of DISTINCTIVE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with DI · ending in VE · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with INVISCID (14 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DISTINCTIVE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISTINCTIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 261) | 205 | 261 | 186 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 56 of them: VITICIDES, VITICIDE, VISCIN, CIVES, STIVED, VENDIS, VINTED, VISIED, CIVE, DINICS, DIVIS, VISITE and 44 more. Words With Friends* skips 19 of them: CISTED, DEVIS, DEVI, VIDS, ETICS, IDENTS, VID, VINS, IDENT, SEV, TECS, VIN and 7 more.
This word takes every letter of DISTINCTIVE plus a single extra one.