384 words come out when you unscramble DISTURBATIVE, starting with DISTURBATIVE itself: 18 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is DUBITATIVE, 16 points. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
D2I1S1T1U12R1B34A1T1I1V45E1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DISTURBATIVE by length: 1 with 12 letters, 3 with 10, 13 with 9, 37 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2. None has 11 letters.
The best of the 10-letter words in DISTURBATIVE is DUBITATIVE, 16 points; DISTRIBUTE and TURBIDITES on 13 follow.
VIBRATED tops the 8-letter words from DISTURBATIVE at 14 points; next come VIBRATES on 13 and AUDITIVE on 12. SITUATED and TRIBUTES will look familiar.
ADVERBS and VERBIDS share the top score of 13 among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DISTURBATIVE. VISITED, ADVISER and ADVERTS are the ones most people know.
ADVERB, BRAVED and VERBID are the top 6-letter words made with DISTURBATIVE letters, 12 points each. DRIVES, ADVISE and VARIED will look familiar.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble DISTURBATIVE is VIBED, 11 points; BIVIA and BRAVE on 10 follow. BASED, DRIVE and BIRDS are everyday picks.
VERB, VIBE and VIBS share the top score of 9 among the 4-letter words from DISTURBATIVE. SAVE, DEBT and BIRD are the ones most people know.
The 3-letter words in DISTURBATIVE are led by DEV, DIV and VID, 7 points each. BUT, BAD and BIT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of DISTURBATIVE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with DI · ending in VE · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 7 strongest answers mean; VIBRATED (14 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
DISTURBATIVE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISTURBATIVE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 384) | 294 | 384 | 271 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
90 of the 384 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DISTURBATIVE, DUBITATIVE, TIDIVATES, VEDUTISTA, VEDUTISTI, DUBITATES, TIDIVATE, TRIBADIES, VIBIEST, AVIDEST, BARDIEST, BRAIDEST and 78 more. 23 of the 384 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: TRADITIVE, SUBTRADE, TARDIVE, VIBED, BITRATES, BRIDIES, EARBUDS, RAVIEST, BRIDIE, DEVIS, STATURED, BIDIS and 11 more.