Unscramble DIVERTICULITIS to get 400 words. DIVERTICULITIS itself is a real word: 20 points on a Scrabble board, 24 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, RECIDIVIST leads with 16 points. It has 14 letters, 6 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DIVERTICULITIS by length: 1 with 14 letters, 1 with 11, 6 with 10, 17 with 9, 56 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2. None has 13 or 12 letters.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words made with DIVERTICULITIS letters: DUCTILITIES, for 14 points.
The best of the 10-letter words in DIVERTICULITIS is RECIDIVIST, 16 points; CIVILITIES on 15 and LIVIDITIES on 14 follow.
Among 17 9-letter words you get when you unscramble DIVERTICULITIS, the top score is 15, reached by 4. UTILITIES is the familiar one.
4 of 56 8-letter words from DIVERTICULITIS tie at 14 points; none scores more. DISTRICT, UTILISED and RIDICULE will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DIVERTICULITIS, 4 score 13 points, the group's best. CREDITS, VISITED and CLUSTER are the ones most people know.
CERVID, CURVED and VISCID are the top 6-letter words from DIVERTICULITIS, 12 points each. CREDIT, DIRECT and SILVER will look familiar.
The best of the 5-letter words in DIVERTICULITIS is VICED, 11 points; CIVES and CIVET on 10 follow. DRIVE, CIVIL and LIVES are everyday picks.
CIVE and VICE are the top 4-letter words made with DIVERTICULITIS letters, 9 points each. LIVE, DISC and EVIL will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DIVERTICULITIS, DEV, DIV and VID tie for first at 7 points. ITS, LET and RED are everyday picks.
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What DIVERTICULITIS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DIVERTICULITIS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIVERTICULITIS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 400) | 316 | 400 | 280 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: VITICIDES, CIVILISER, CURVITIES, VITICIDE, CIVILIST, VEDUTISTI, VIRIDITES, CRUIVES, LEVITIC, LIVIDEST, VIRIDITE, CIVILS and 72 more, 84 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CERVIDS, VIRILISED, SIDERITIC, DIVULSE, LUCIDEST, TRICITIES, VIRILISE, CLITTERS, LUCIDER, CISTED, CLITTER, DEVIS and 24 more, 36 in all.