330 words come out when you unscramble DISTRIBUTIVE, starting with DISTRIBUTIVE itself: 18 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. TURBIDITIES is the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DISTRIBUTIVE by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 2 with 10, 4 with 9, 7 with 8, 56 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words made with DISTRIBUTIVE letters: TURBIDITIES, 14 points.
The 10-letter words in DISTRIBUTIVE come to 2, each scoring 13 points. DISTRIBUTE is the familiar one.
The best of the 7-letter words from DISTRIBUTIVE is VERBIDS, 13 points; SUBVERT and VIBIEST on 12 follow. VISITED, TRUSTED and TRIBUTE are everyday picks.
Among the 6-letter words in DISTRIBUTIVE, VERBID leads with 12 points, then BREVIS and VIBIER on 11. DRIVES, BURIED and VIRTUE are the familiar ones.
VIBED tops the 5-letter words made with DISTRIBUTIVE letters at 11 points; next come VERBS and VIBES on 10. VISIT, DRIVE and VIRUS will look familiar.
VERB, VIBE and VIBS share the top score of 9 among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DISTRIBUTIVE. BEST, DEBT and BIRD are the ones most people know.
The 3-letter words from DISTRIBUTIVE are led by DEV, DIV and VID, 7 points each. BUT, ITS and SET are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of DISTRIBUTIVE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with DI · ending in VE · all 12-letter words
DISTRIBUTIVE first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DISTRIBUTIVE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISTRIBUTIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 330) | 254 | 330 | 233 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: VEDUTISTI, VIRIDITES, VIBIEST, VIRIDITE, BREVIS, VERDITS, VIBIER, BUISTED, STIVED, STIVIER, VERDIT, VISIED and 64 more, 76 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: VIBED, BRIDIES, BITSIER, BRIDIE, BRUTEST, DEBURS, DEVIS, IRITIDES, BIDIS, DEBUR, DEVI, ERUVS and 9 more, 21 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of DISTRIBUTIVE and one more.