271 words come out when you unscramble RETRIBUTORY, starting with RETRIBUTORY itself: 16 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. 4 shorter words score 12, among them TERRITORY, BUTTERY and RETRIBUTOR. It has 11 letters, 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
R1E1T1R1I1B34U12T1O1R1Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from RETRIBUTORY by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 1 with 9, 5 with 8, 16 with 7, 45 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 59 with 3 and 23 with 2.
RETRIBUTOR is the only one of the 10-letter words in RETRIBUTORY; it scores 12 points.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with RETRIBUTORY letters: TERRITORY, for 12 points.
BUTTERY and TREYBIT are the top 7-letter words you get when you unscramble RETRIBUTORY, 12 points each. TORTURE, TRIBUTE and ORBITER will look familiar.
Of the 45 6-letter words made with RETRIBUTORY letters, 6 score 11 points, the group's best. ROUTER, TERROR and BUTTER are the ones most people know.
12 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble RETRIBUTORY tie at 10 points; none scores more. ERROR, BUYER and ROUTE will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words from RETRIBUTORY, 11 score 9 points, the group's best. EURO, TUBE and BUTT are the ones most people know.
5 of 59 3-letter words in RETRIBUTORY tie at 8 points; none scores more. BUT, OUT and BUY will look familiar.
Keep every letter of RETRIBUTORY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with RE · ending in RY · all 11-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; BUTTERY (12 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
RETRIBUTORY 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETRIBUTORY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 271) | 206 | 271 | 194 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 65 of them: RETRIBUTOR, TREYBIT, ORBITY, UBERTY, BETTY, BOTTY, ROBURITE, TRIBUTER, YBORE, BITTOUR, BORTIER, BREY and 53 more. Words With Friends* skips 12 of them: BROEY, BROIER, BRUTER, TERROIR, BIRO, RYU, YER, OUTIE, TETRI, UTE, OI and TE.