DISTRACTORS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. DISTRACTORS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
d2i1s1t1r1a1c3t1o1r1s1
Depends on the listDISTRACTORS · 11 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DISTRACTORS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
26WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.27
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.82%
Our own measure of how useful DISTRACTORS is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISTRACTORS
No single letter turns DISTRACTORS into another word.
How DISTRACTORS scores
Scrabble d2i1s1t1r1a1c3t1o1r1s1 14
Words with Friends d2i1s1t1r1a1c4t1o1r1s1 15
Face value of the 11 tiles in DISTRACTORS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISTRACTORS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in DISTRACTORS
distractor13 dictators12 distracts12 triactors11 stradiots10 traditors10 carotids11 corridas11 costards11 dictator11 distract11 drastics11 sarcoids11 astricts10 citators10 corsairs10 ricottas10 tractors10 triactor10 astroids9 distorts9 sarodist9 stradiot9 stridors9 traditor9 traitors8 arctoid10 cardios10 carotid10 codists10 corrida10 costard10 cottids10 dacoits10 dicasts10 drastic10 sarcoid10 astrict9 carrots9 castors9
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Common questions about DISTRACTORS
- Is DISTRACTORS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISTRACTORS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISTRACTORS worth?
- DISTRACTORS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DISTRACTORS?
- No single letter can be added to DISTRACTORS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DISTRACTORS:
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