Unscramble DISTRACTIVE to get 388 words. DISTRACTIVE itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 19 in Words With Friends. ACTIVISED, ASTRICTIVE and VATICIDES are the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from DISTRACTIVE by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 13 with 9, 50 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
ASTRICTIVE is the only one of the 10-letter words in DISTRACTIVE; it scores 15 points.
4 of 50 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DISTRACTIVE tie at 14 points; none scores more. DISTRICT, ARTISTIC and ACTIVIST will look familiar.
Among 60 7-letter words from DISTRACTIVE, the top score is 13, reached by 7. CREDITS, VISITED and ADVISER are the familiar ones.
60 6-letter words made with DISTRACTIVE letters; 6 of them share the top score of 12. CREDIT, ACTIVE and ADVICE are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DISTRACTIVE are led by CAVED and VICED, 11 points each. CARDS, DRIVE and SAVED are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 4-letter words from DISTRACTIVE tie at 9 points; none scores more. SAVE, CARD and DISC will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words in DISTRACTIVE, VAC leads with 8 points, then DEV and DIV on 7. ARE, CAR and ART are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of DISTRACTIVE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with DI · ending in VE · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by VATICIDES (15 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DISTRACTIVE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISTRACTIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 388) | 287 | 388 | 266 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ACTIVISED, ASTRICTIVE, VARISCITE, VICIATED, ACTIVISE, CAITIVES, TIDIVATES, VICARIES, VICIATES, VITICETA, ATTICISED, CAITIVE and 89 more, 101 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CERVIDS, SCARVED, TRADITIVE, CRISTATED, TARDIVE, VARECS, DACITES, RAVIEST, VAREC, CISTED, DEVIS, DEVI and 9 more, 21 in all.