Unscramble MISDIRECTION and you have 441 words, MISDIRECTION itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, MODERNISTIC leads with 16 points. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from MISDIRECTION by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 10 with 10, 35 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2.
Among the 11-letter words in MISDIRECTION, MODERNISTIC leads with 16 points, then NORDICITIES on 14.
4 of 10 10-letter words made with MISDIRECTION letters tie at 15 points; none scores more. DIRECTIONS, DISCRETION and MINORITIES will look familiar.
35 9-letter words from MISDIRECTION; 8 of them share the top score of 14. DIRECTION, DOCTRINES and MODERNIST are everyday picks.
Of the 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble MISDIRECTION, 10 score 13 points, the group's best. DECISION, CONSIDER and DOMESTIC are the ones most people know.
60 7-letter words made with MISDIRECTION letters; 8 of them share the top score of 12. CREDITS, METRICS and CRIMSON are everyday picks.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble MISDIRECTION, the top score is 11, reached by 9. CREDIT, DIRECT and INCOME are the familiar ones.
Among the 5-letter words from MISDIRECTION, DEMIC, DOMIC and MEDIC tie for first at 10 points. COMES, CRIME and CODES are everyday picks.
Of the 60 4-letter words in MISDIRECTION, 11 score 8 points, the group's best. CODE, COME and MIND are the ones most people know.
MIC and MOC are the top 3-letter words made with MISDIRECTION letters, 7 points each. MEN, DIE and MET will look familiar.
Trade one tile of MISDIRECTION for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with MI · ending in ON · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by MODERNISTIC (16 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept MISDIRECTION, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MISDIRECTION itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 441) | 358 | 441 | 319 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DOCTRINISM, MICRONISED, MISCREDIT, CIMINITES, CRETINOIDS, EMICTIONS, IRENICISM, MEROISTIC, MICRONISE, MICROSITE, SORICIDENT, CIMINITE and 71 more, 83 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MENISCOID, NORDICITIES, OMNICIDES, COMEDIST, MINIDISC, OMNICIDE, CREMINIS, CRETINOID, CRIMINIS, SIDERITIC, SIDEROTIC, CORNEITIS and 27 more, 39 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of MISDIRECTION plus a single extra one.