Unscramble INTRODUCTORY and you have 275 words, INTRODUCTORY itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. CORDUROY and OROTUNDITY are the best of the shorter words, at 14 points. 12 letters: 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
I1N12T1R1O1D2U12C34T1O1R1Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from INTRODUCTORY by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 10, 1 with 9, 4 with 8, 23 with 7, 42 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2. None has 11 letters.
OROTUNDITY is the only one of the 10-letter words in INTRODUCTORY; it scores 14 points.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with INTRODUCTORY letters: ROTUNDITY, for 13 points.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble INTRODUCTORY, CORRODY and CRUDITY tie for first at 13 points. COUNTRY, CONTOUR and CONDUIT are everyday picks.
CORODY and CYTOID are the top 6-letter words in INTRODUCTORY, 12 points each. COUNTY, DOCTOR and COTTON will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words made with INTRODUCTORY letters, 5 score 11 points, the group's best. COURT, COUNT and DIRTY are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble INTRODUCTORY; 4 of them share the top score of 9. CITY, DUTY and TINY are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words from INTRODUCTORY are led by COY, CRY and ICY, 8 points each. NOT, TRY and CUT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of INTRODUCTORY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with IN · ending in RY · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; CORDUROY and OROTUNDITY (14 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
INTRODUCTORY works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTRODUCTORY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 275) | 202 | 275 | 189 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
72 of the 275 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CYTOID, COONTY, CRUDY, CUNDY, ROUNCY, YCOND, COTTOID, CURNY, ODONTIC, COTTID, DRONY, DUROY and 60 more. 14 of the 275 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: OUTCITY, CROONY, RINDY, CRUDO, CUNIT, TIYN, TYIN, CRIT, RYU, TOUTON, TURION, CRU and 2 more. 1 of the 275 answers is missing from Scrabble US: CUNT.