What does DISTRIBUTE mean?

Pronunciation
/dɪˈstrɪbjut/
Letters
10
Scrabble score
13
Words With Friends score
15
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

verb

  1. administer or bestow, as in small portions“administer critical remarks to everyone present”
  2. distribute or disperse widely“The invaders spread their language all over the country”
  3. make available“The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia”
  4. give to several people“The teacher handed out the exams”
  5. cause be distributed“This letter is being circulated among the faculty”
  6. cause to become widely known“spread information”
  7. spread throughout a given area“the function distributes the values evenly”
  8. be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses“Values distribute”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

distributes14distributees15distributing16

Anagrams of DISTRIBUTE

turbidites13

Words inside DISTRIBUTE

335 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

See every word in the unscrambler →

Questions

Is DISTRIBUTE a valid word in word games?

DISTRIBUTE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is DISTRIBUTE worth?

DISTRIBUTE is worth 13 points with Scrabble letter values and 15 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from DISTRIBUTE?

335 other words, including IS, IT, BE and BUT.