371 words come out when you unscramble INSTRUCTIONS, starting with INSTRUCTIONS itself: 14 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
I1N12S1T1R1U12C34T1I1O1N12S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from INSTRUCTIONS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 5 with 10, 15 with 9, 33 with 8, 56 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words in INSTRUCTIONS: INSTRUCTION, 13 points.
Among the 10-letter words made with INSTRUCTIONS letters, INCURSIONS and STRICTIONS tie for first at 12 points.
9 of 15 9-letter words from INSTRUCTIONS tie at 11 points; none scores more. NUTRITION, INTRUSION and INSTINCTS will look familiar.
Among 33 8-letter words you get when you unscramble INSTRUCTIONS, the top score is 10, reached by 20. TOURISTS, INSTINCT and INSTRUCT are the familiar ones.
29 of 56 7-letter words made with INSTRUCTIONS letters tie at 9 points; none scores more. TOURIST, TUITION and CONSIST will look familiar.
60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble INSTRUCTIONS; 50 of them share the top score of 8. CRISIS, COURTS and COUNTS are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words from INSTRUCTIONS come to 60, each scoring 7 points. COURT, COSTS and CROSS are the familiar ones.
44 of 60 4-letter words in INSTRUCTIONS tie at 6 points; none scores more. COST, ICON and IRON will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words made with INSTRUCTIONS letters, 16 score 5 points, the group's best. NOT, OUT and ITS are the ones most people know.
These 3 words have the length of INSTRUCTIONS, with one letter different:
More 12-letter words: starting with IN · ending in NS · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 6 highest-scoring answers, starting with INSTINCTS, INSTRUCTS, NONCRISIS, STICTIONS and TOURISTIC (11 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. INSTRUCTIONS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INSTRUCTIONS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 371) | 292 | 371 | 269 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
77 of the 371 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CONTRISTS, CROSTINIS, CONTRIST, CORNISTS, TUNICINS, CORNIST, INTROITUS, INUSTIONS, SCRUNTS, SCRUTOS, TIRONIC, TUNICIN and 65 more. 25 of the 371 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: STRICTIONS, STRICTION, CROSTINI, INTRONIC, ROUTINISTS, UNIRONIC, ROUTINIST, CUNITS, TORICS, CRITS, CUNIT, ROTINIS and 13 more. 2 of the 371 answers are missing from Scrabble US: CUNTS and CUNT.
This word takes every letter of INSTRUCTIONS plus a single extra one.