Is DISTRIBUTARY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISTRIBUTARY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISTRIBUTARY mean?
- noun
a branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
12
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + B (3) + U (1) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 18 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 DISTRIBUTARY
DISTRIBUTARY 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.
Words you can make from DISTRIBUTARY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- absurdity15
- turbidity15
- tributary14
- rabidity14
- bursary12
- turbary12
- daubry12
- artistry11
- aridity11
- drysuit11
- dysuria11
- satyrid11
- bratty11
- briary11
- bursty11
- dauby11
- airburst10
- briards10
- bustard10
- disturb10
- durbars10
- subarid10
- tidbits10
- yttrias10
- saiyid10
- sturdy10
- sudary10
- yairds10
- barry10
- batty10
- bitsy10
- bitty10
- brays10
- burry10
- busty10
- butty10
- distrait9
- birrias9
- tubaist9
- turbits9
- absurd9
- braids9
- briard9
- disbar9
- durbar9
- rarity9
- starry9
- tidbit9
- trusty9
- turbid9
- yttria9
- dairy9
- daisy9
- diary9
- dirty9
- ditsy9
- ditty9
- drays9
- dryas9
- dusty9
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