381 words come out when you unscramble EXACERBATING, starting with EXACERBATING itself: 24 in Scrabble, 28 in Words With Friends. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from EXACERBATING by length: 1 with 12 letters, 3 with 10, 4 with 9, 45 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2. None has 11 letters.
EXECRATING tops the 10-letter words in EXACERBATING at 20 points; next come ABREACTING and ACERBATING on 15.
EXACTING tops the 8-letter words from EXACERBATING at 18 points; next come EXITANCE and XERANTIC on 17. CREATING, CATERING and BACTERIA will look familiar.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble EXACERBATING, TAXICAB leads with 18 points, then EXACTER and EXCITER on 16. GENERIC, BARGAIN and GENETIC are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words from EXACERBATING, 5 score 15 points, the group's best. RACING, ACTING and CARING are the ones most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words in EXACERBATING is XEBEC, 16 points; CAREX and EXACT on 14 follow. BEING, EXTRA and BRING are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words made with EXACERBATING letters are led by EXEC and IBEX, 13 points each. BEEN, NEXT and BEAR are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble EXACERBATING, 7 score 10 points, the group's best. CAN, GET and CAR are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of EXACERBATING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with EX · ending in NG · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with EXECRATING (20 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EXACERBATING, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXACERBATING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 381) | 291 | 381 | 273 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
90 of the 381 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EXCARNATE, EXITANCE, XERANTIC, EXIGEANT, GENETRIX, BAXTER, EXARATE, BACTERIAN, EXTINE, EXEAT, GREX, NIXER and 78 more. 18 of the 381 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: EXING, REXINE, BERGENIA, ATABRINE, CATAGEN, TIX, AIRBAG, BARCA, BEIGER, BEIGNE, BANC, BING and 6 more.