Is DISTENSIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISTENSIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISTENSIONS mean?
Distensions is a form of DISTENSION.
- noun
the act of expanding by pressure from within
- noun
the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
11
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for DISTENSIONS
DISTENSIONS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of DISTENSIONS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from DISTENSIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dissentions12
- dissension11
- dissention11
- distension11
- tendinosis11
- ditsiness10
- seditions10
- noisiness9
- stoniness9
- dissents9
- editions9
- insisted9
- sedition9
- tidiness9
- inosines8
- inosites8
- noisiest8
- nosiness8
- sonsiest8
- stenosis8
- tensions8
- tininess8
- dentins8
- desists8
- dissent8
- edition8
- indents8
- indites8
- insides8
- intends8
- intoned8
- iodines8
- iodises8
- ionised8
- snidest8
- tendons8
- tineids8
- essoins7
- inosine7
- inosite7
- insists7
- intines7
- intones7
- ionises7
- nosiest7
- osseins7
- seisins7
- senitis7
- sennits7
- session7
- sinnets7
- sonnets7
- sonnies7
- tension7
- deists7
- dentin7
- desist7
- diesis7
- disses7
- donsie7
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