Unscramble EXAPTATION and you have 249 words, EXAPTATION itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
E1X8A1P34T1A1T1I1O1N12
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from EXAPTATION by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 8, 7 with 7, 35 with 6, 54 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Of the 35 6-letter words from EXAPTATION, 4 score 13 points, the group's best. PATENT, ATTAIN and POTENT are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EXAPTATION, EXPAT and PANAX tie for first at 14 points. POINT, PAINT and PIANO are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words you get when you unscramble EXAPTATION are led by APEX and EXPO, 13 points each. NEXT, OPEN and TEXT are the familiar ones.
PAX, PIX and POX are the top 3-letter words from EXAPTATION, 12 points each. NOT, ONE and TOP will look familiar.
Trade one tile of EXAPTATION for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with EX · ending in ON · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with TAXATION (15 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
EXAPTATION is a Scrabble word (Scrabble US), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXAPTATION itself | Yes | No | No |
| Answers accepted (of 249) | 205 | 248 | 191 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PANAX, XOANA, EXO, NOX, TEX, EPATANT, PENTITO, APTOTE, OPTANT, PITTEN, PONTIE, TAPETI and 32 more, 44 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: TIX, TINPOT, PITOT, PITTA, ATONIA, NAPA, PAAN, APO, NATTO, OPA, PO, OI and 1 more, 13 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: EXAPTATION.
These 2 words take every letter of EXAPTATION plus a single extra one.