311 words come out when you unscramble RETRIBUTES, starting with RETRIBUTES itself: 12 in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from RETRIBUTES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 5 with 9, 14 with 8, 43 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 52 with 3 and 16 with 2.
22 of 43 7-letter words you get when you unscramble RETRIBUTES tie at 9 points; none scores more. TRIBUTE, TRUSTEE and BERRIES will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words from RETRIBUTES, 40 score 8 points, the group's best. BETTER, STREET and BUTTER are the ones most people know.
47 of 60 5-letter words in RETRIBUTES tie at 7 points; none scores more. RESET, BUTTS and TRIBE will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with RETRIBUTES letters, 36 score 6 points, the group's best. BEST, REST and RISE are the ones most people know.
17 of 52 3-letter words you get when you unscramble RETRIBUTES tie at 5 points; none scores more. BUT, USE and SEE will look familiar.
Keep every letter of RETRIBUTES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with RE · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by BUTTERIER, BUTTERIES and REBUTTERS (11 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts RETRIBUTES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETRIBUTES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 311) | 243 | 310 | 228 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RETRIBUTES, RETRIBUTE, TRIBUTERS, TRIBUTER, UBERTIES, BERRETS, BETTIES, BEURRES, BITTURS, BRISURE, BRUTERS, REBITES and 55 more, 67 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BURSTIER, BRUTEST, BESTIE, BRUTER, BUSTEE, BRUTS, BUTES, ETRIERS, ETRIER, BES, RESIT, EST and 3 more, 15 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ITER.