Unscramble DISTRIBUTORS and you have 305 words, DISTRIBUTORS itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
D2I1S1T1R1I1B34U12T1O1R1S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DISTRIBUTORS split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 1 with 9, 14 with 8, 26 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2. None has 10 letters.
DISTRIBUTOR is the only one of the 11-letter words made with DISTRIBUTORS letters; it scores 14 points.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in DISTRIBUTORS: SUBTORRID, for 12 points.
DISTURBS scores highest among the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DISTRIBUTORS at 11 points, ahead of BISTORTS and BITTOURS on 10. TOURISTS and DISTRUST are the ones most people know.
DISTURB, OUTBIDS and TIDBITS are the top 7-letter words from DISTRIBUTORS, 10 points each. STUDIOS, TOURIST and DISTORT will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DISTRIBUTORS, 5 score 9 points, the group's best. STUDIO, ROBUST and TRUSTS are the ones most people know.
12 of 60 5-letter words from DISTRIBUTORS tie at 8 points; none scores more. DOUBT, BIRDS and BUTTS will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words in DISTRIBUTORS, 16 score 7 points, the group's best. BIRD, BIDS and BITS are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words made with DISTRIBUTORS letters; 6 of them share the top score of 6. BUT, ITS and BIT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of DISTRIBUTORS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with DI · ending in RS · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by DISTURBS (11 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DISTRIBUTORS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISTRIBUTORS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 305) | 227 | 305 | 210 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 78 of them: BITTOURS, SUBTRIST, BITTORS, BITTOUR, BITTURS, BOURDS, BURITIS, BITTOR, BITTUR, BORDS, BOURD, BRODS and 66 more. Words With Friends* skips 17 of them: SUBTORRID, BIDIS, RUDISTS, TSUBOS, BIDI, BIROS, BRISS, BRUTS, RUDIST, TSOURIS, TSUBO, URSIDS and 5 more.