Scrabble Word Finder

DISTURBANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points

Yes. DISTURBANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.

d2i1s1t1u1r1b3a1n1c3e1
PlayableDISTURBANCE · 11 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
11letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept DISTURBANCE?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 30 / 100

30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.45
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
5.82%

Our own measure of how useful DISTURBANCE is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for DISTURBANCE

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

disturbances17

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How DISTURBANCE scores

Scrabble d2i1s1t1u1r1b3a1n1c3e1 16
Words with Friends d2i1s1t1u2r1b4a1n2c4e1 20

Face value of the 11 tiles in DISTURBANCE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
d14
i19
s14
t16
u14
r16
b12
a19
n16
c12
e112

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISTURBANCE has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about DISTURBANCE

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with DISTURBANCE

disturbances17

1 longer words begin with DISTURBANCE.

Shorter words from the letters in DISTURBANCE

incubated14 bacterins13 incubates13 bandurist12 breadnuts12 curtained12 dicentras12 discanter12 incrusted12 rancidest12 reinducts12 transduce12 underacts12 undercast12 urbanised12 antibuser11 braunites11 securitan11 truancies11 urbanites11 daturines10 disnature10 indurates10 abducens13 abducent13 ascribed13 baudrics13 carbides13 catbirds13 cudbears13 curbside13 subacrid13 subacted13 unbraced13 bacterin12 bascinet12 brisance12 brucines12 brucites12 cabinets12

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Common questions about DISTURBANCE

Is DISTURBANCE valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISTURBANCE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is DISTURBANCE worth?
DISTURBANCE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to DISTURBANCE?
DISTURBANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DISTURBANCE:

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