364 words come out when you unscramble ILLUSTRATORY, starting with ILLUSTRATORY itself: 15 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are STILLATORY and TUTORIALLY, 13 points each. 12 letters: 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
I1L12L12U12S1T1R1A1T1O1R1Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from ILLUSTRATORY by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 2 with 10, 6 with 9, 30 with 8, 55 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 29 with 2.
ILLUSTRATOR is the only one of the 11-letter words in ILLUSTRATORY; it scores 11 points.
All 2 of the 10-letter words made with ILLUSTRATORY letters score 13 points.
Of the 30 8-letter words from ILLUSTRATORY, 18 score 11 points, the group's best. TUTORIAL, SOLITARY and ARTISTRY are the ones most people know.
55 7-letter words in ILLUSTRATORY; 26 of them share the top score of 10. TOTALLY, TOURIST and LAYOUTS are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words made with ILLUSTRATORY letters, the top score is 9, reached by 49. ARTIST, LAYOUT and ROTARY are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble ILLUSTRATORY score 8 points. STORY, ROYAL and SORRY are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words from ILLUSTRATORY; 39 of them share the top score of 7. ALSO, ARTS and AUTO are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words in ILLUSTRATORY, the top score is 6, reached by 20. ALL, OUT and ITS are the familiar ones.
These 4 words have the length of ILLUSTRATORY, with one letter different:
More 12-letter words: starting with IL · ending in RY · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ROSTRALLY and TITULARLY (12 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: ILLUSTRATORY is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ILLUSTRATORY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 364) | 284 | 364 | 263 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
80 of the 364 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ILLUSTRATORY, STILLATORY, TUTORIALLY, TRAITORLY, SLUTTILY, YTTRIOUS, LAURYLS, STARTLY, YAOURTS, ALLYOU, LAURYL, RAILLY and 68 more. 21 of the 364 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: STARRILY, RATTILY, TARTILY, OUTSAY, SLITTY, LAIRY, TOURISTA, OATY, RYUS, TALLITS, ULTISOL, YOUS and 9 more.
This word takes every letter of ILLUSTRATORY plus a single extra one.