Is DISTRAINTS a word?
DISTRAINTS is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends, has 10 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, DISTRAINTS is a valid word.
What does distraints mean?
DISTRAINTS is an inflected form of distraint.
noun: the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim.
“Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
DISTRAINTS: word details
- Length: 10 letters, a long word. It is one of 35,784 10-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 11 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 12 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside distraints
Words you can make from the letters of distraints.
Solve a whole rack, not just DISTRAINTS
DISTRAINTS is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does DISTRAINTS mean?
DISTRAINTS is an inflected form of distraint and is a noun. It means: the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim.
Is DISTRAINTS a valid word?
Yes, DISTRAINTS is a valid word. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.