Unscramble DISTINCTURES to get 437 words. DISTINCTURES itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 18 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, SCRUTINISED, DISCUTIENTS and DISTINCTURE lead with 14 points. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from DISTINCTURES by length: 1 with 12 letters, 3 with 11, 13 with 10, 38 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.
All 3 of the 11-letter words made with DISTINCTURES letters score 14 points.
13 10-letter words in DISTINCTURES; 5 of them share the top score of 13. INDUSTRIES and INSTRUCTED are everyday picks.
Among 38 9-letter words from DISTINCTURES, the top score is 12, reached by 12. DISTRICTS, SCIENTIST and INSTRUCTS are the familiar ones.
20 of 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DISTINCTURES tie at 11 points; none scores more. DISTRICT, DISTINCT and INDIRECT will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words from DISTINCTURES, 32 score 10 points, the group's best. CREDITS, CRUISES and SUICIDE are the ones most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words in DISTINCTURES, the top score is 9, reached by 29. CREDIT, DIRECT and CITIES are the familiar ones.
60 5-letter words made with DISTINCTURES letters; 28 of them share the top score of 8. CITED, DISCS and CENTS are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DISTINCTURES, 16 score 7 points, the group's best. NICE, DISC and CENT are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words from DISTINCTURES, CID and CUD tie for first at 6 points. ITS, END and RED are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of DISTINCTURES for another and you can spell these 4 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with DI · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by SCRUTINISED (14 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
DISTINCTURES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISTINCTURES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 437) | 342 | 437 | 320 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
93 of the 437 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DISTINCTURES, DISCUTIENTS, DISTINCTURE, DISCUTIENT, RUSTICISED, CITRUSIEST, CURDINESS, SCRUNTIEST, CRUDIEST, DISCURES, ICTERIDS, RUSTICISE and 81 more. 24 of the 437 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SINECURIST, CRUISIEST, DISUNITERS, DISUNITER, CISTED, CUEISTS, RUTTINESS, UNICED, CREDS, CUEIST, CUNITS, CENTU and 12 more. 2 of the 437 answers are missing from Scrabble US: CUNTS and CUNT.
Each word below uses all the letters of DISTINCTURES and one more.