DISTINGUISH is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DISTINGUISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISTINGUISH?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISTINGUISH is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISTINGUISH
No single letter turns DISTINGUISH into another word.
How DISTINGUISH scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DISTINGUISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISTINGUISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DISTINGUISH mean in Scrabble?
verb
To recognise or show the difference between things, or to make out something that is hard to see.
You distinguish one thing from another by noticing what sets them apart. The verb also works for earning respect, as in distinguishing oneself by bravery, and for picking out faint sounds or shapes.
How DISTINGUISH is used
Distinguish is common in everyday and formal English, usually followed by from or between.
- Can you distinguish butter from margarine by taste?
- Twins are hard to distinguish at a glance.
- It was too dark to distinguish any faces.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISTINGUISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISTINGUISH
9 longer words begin with DISTINGUISH.
Shorter words from the letters in DISTINGUISH
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Common questions about DISTINGUISH
- Is DISTINGUISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISTINGUISH, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISTINGUISH worth?
- DISTINGUISH is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISTINGUISH mean?
- To recognise or show the difference between things, or to make out something that is hard to see.
- What letters can be added to DISTINGUISH?
- No single letter can be added to DISTINGUISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DISTINGUISH:
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