There are 430 words hidden in the letters of DISTANCES, from 23 two-letter words up to DISTANCES (9 letters). For points, DISTANCES is best at 12.
No other single word uses all 9 letters of DISTANCES. DISTANCES has 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants, worth 12 points before any board bonuses.
9-letter words 1
8-letter words 8
7-letter words 33
acetins9ascends10ascents9ascites9candies10caseins9cineast9decants10descant10destain8detains8dicasts10discant10discase10disseat8dissect10dissent8ectasis9entasis7incased10incases9insects9instead8nasties7sainted8scanted10secants9sestina7snidest8stained8stances9tansies7tisanes7
6-letter words 65
acetin8actins8anises6antics8ascend9ascent8asdics9asides7assent6cadent9cadets9canids9canted9casein8castes8cestas8daises7dances9dassie7decani9decant9deists7desist7detain7dicast9edicts9enacts8enatic8incase8insect8insets6nastic8nicads9nicest8sadist7saices8sained7saints6sanest6sanies6sansei6satins6scants8scenas8scends9scents8secant8sedans7seitan6siesta6stades7stains6stance8stands7staned7stanes6steads7steins6tassie6teinds7tenias6tineas6tisane6tsades7tsadis7
5-letter words 124
acids8acned8acnes7acted8actin7adits6aides6anise5anted6antes5antic7antis5asdic8aside6asset5cades8cadet8cadis8caids8cains7caned8canes7canid8canst7cants7cased8cases7caste7casts7cates7cedis8cents7cesta7cesti7cines7cists7cited8cites7daces8dance8dates6deans6deist6dents6dices8dicta8diets6dines6dints6discs8ditas6dites6easts5edict8edits6enact7entia5etnas5ideas6inset5nates5neats5neist5nests5nicad8nides6nites5sades6sadis6saice7saids6sains5saint5sands6saned6sanes5sasin5sated6sates5satin5satis5scads8scans7scant7scats7scena7scend8scent7seats5sects7sedan6sends6sensa5senti5sices7sides6since7sines5sited6sites5sneds6snide6snits5stade6staid6stain5stand6stane5stead6stein5stied6sties5taces7tains5tasse5teind6tends6tenia5tides6tinea5tined6tines5tsade6tsadi6
4-letter words 119
aced7aces6acid7acne6acts6adit5aide5aids5ains4aits4ands5anes4anis4ante4anti4ants4asci6ates4cade7cadi7cads7caid7cain6cane6cans6cant6case6cast6cate6cats6cedi7cent6cess6cine6cist6cite6dace7dais5date5dean5dens5dent5dice7dies5diet5dine5dins5dint5disc7diss5dita5dite5dits5east4eats4edit5ends5etas4etic6etna4iced7ices6idea5ides5neat4ness4nest4nets4nice6nide5nite4nits4sacs6sade5sadi5said5sain4sand5sane4sans4sate4sati4scad7scan6scat6seas4seat4secs6sect6seis4send5sens4sent4seta4sets4sice6sics6side5sine4sins4site4sits4sned5snit4tace6tads5tain4tans4tass4teas4teds5tend5tens4tics6tide5tied5ties4tine4tins4
3-letter words 57
ace5act5ads4aid4ain3ais3ait3and4ane3ani3ant3ate3cad6can5cat5cis5den4die4din4dis4dit4eat3end4ens3ess3eta3ice5ids4ins3its3nae3net3nit3sac5sad4sae3sat3sea3sec5sei3sen3set3sic5sin3sis3sit3tad4tae3tan3tas3tea3ted4ten3tic5tie3tin3tis3
2-letter words 23
ad3ae2ai2an2as2at2cs4de3ed3en2es2et2id3in2is2it2na2ne2si2ss2ta2ti2ts2
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