Unscramble DYSFUNCTIONS to get 320 words. DYSFUNCTIONS itself is a real word: 21 points on a Scrabble board, 24 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 3 vowels and 9 consonants.
D2Y43S1F4U12N12C34T1I1O1N12S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from DYSFUNCTIONS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 2 with 9, 12 with 8, 34 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words in DYSFUNCTIONS: DYSFUNCTION, for 20 points.
6 of 34 7-letter words you get when you unscramble DYSFUNCTIONS tie at 13 points; none scores more. STUDIOS, CUSTODY and CONSIST will look familiar.
The best of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DYSFUNCTIONS is CODIFY, 15 points; CYSTID and CYTOID on 12 follow. COUNTY, NOTIFY and COUNTS are everyday picks.
FUNDY scores highest among the 5-letter words from DYSFUNCTIONS at 12 points, ahead of CUNDY and DICTY on 11. FOUND, STUDY and FOCUS are the ones most people know.
FOYS and YUFT are the top 4-letter words in DYSFUNCTIONS, 10 points each. FIND, CITY and INFO will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words made with DYSFUNCTIONS letters, FOY leads with 9 points, then COY and ICY on 8. FUN, CUT and FIT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of DYSFUNCTIONS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with DY · ending in NS · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CODIFY (15 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DYSFUNCTIONS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DYSFUNCTIONS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 320) | 245 | 319 | 236 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
74 of the 320 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CYSTIDS, CYSTID, CYTISUS, CYTOID, FUNDY, FUSTOCS, SNIFTY, CONTUNDS, CUNDY, FISTY, FUSTOC, SCODY and 62 more. 9 of the 320 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: FOUSTY, TONIFY, SYCONS, SYCON, CUNITS, DIFS, DIF, SOC and OI. 1 of the 320 answers is missing from Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.