DISTANCES is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DISTANCES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
d2i1s1t1a1n1c3e1s1
PlayableDISTANCES · 9 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DISTANCES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.33
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.22%
Our own measure of how useful DISTANCES is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISTANCES
No single letter turns DISTANCES into another word.
How DISTANCES scores
Scrabble d2i1s1t1a1n1c3e1s1 12
Words with Friends d2i1s1t1a1n2c4e1s1 14
Face value of the 9 tiles in DISTANCES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISTANCES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in DISTANCES
acidness11 danciest11 descants11 discants11 distance11 cineasts10 scanties10 destains9 sandiest9 acidest10 ascends10 candies10 dacites10 decants10 descant10 dicasts10 discant10 discase10 dissect10 incased10 scanted10 acetins9 ascents9 ascites9 caniest9 caseins9 cassine9 cineast9 ectasis9 incases9 incests9 insects9 secants9 stances9 destain8 detains8 disnest8 disseat8 dissent8 instead8
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Common questions about DISTANCES
- Is DISTANCES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISTANCES, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISTANCES worth?
- DISTANCES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DISTANCES?
- No single letter can be added to DISTANCES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DISTANCES:
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