Unscramble PERTURBATORY to get 321 words. PERTURBATORY itself is a real word: 19 points on a Scrabble board, 21 in Words With Friends. PERTURBATOR is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
P34E1R1T1U12R1B34A1T1O1R1Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PERTURBATORY by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 1 with 9, 12 with 8, 34 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2. None has 10 letters.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words in PERTURBATORY: PERTURBATOR, 15 points.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with PERTURBATORY letters: PORTRAYER, for 14 points.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble PERTURBATORY, PUBERTY and TYPEBAR tie for first at 14 points. BATTERY, POTTERY and TORTURE are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words made with PERTURBATORY letters are led by PREBUY and UPBRAY, 13 points each. BEAUTY, PRETTY and POETRY are the familiar ones.
UPBYE tops the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PERTURBATORY at 12 points; next come APERY and ATOPY on 10. PARTY, BUYER and PROBE will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words from PERTURBATORY, UPBY leads with 11 points, then ABYE and BAYE on 9. TYPE, RUBY and BYTE are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 3-letter words in PERTURBATORY, 15 score 8 points, the group's best. BUT, BUY and PAY are the ones most people know.
This word has the length of PERTURBATORY, with one letter different:
More 12-letter words: starting with PE · ending in RY · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PORTRAYER, PUBERTY and TYPEBAR (14 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts PERTURBATORY, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERTURBATORY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 321) | 245 | 321 | 225 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PERTURBATORY, PERTURBATOR, PARROTRY, POURTRAY, UPBRAY, EUTROPY, PETRARY, PETARY, TARBOY, UBERTY, BEATY, BERAY and 64 more, 76 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PREBUY, BARRY, BAYER, BROEY, PURTY, PYRO, BRUTER, PARTER, PROB, PUBE, OATY, ORATURE and 8 more, 20 in all.