Unscramble EXCARNATIONS and you have 446 words, EXCARNATIONS itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, EXCARNATION leads with 20 points. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from EXCARNATIONS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 11 with 10, 37 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 36 with 2.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words made with EXCARNATIONS letters: EXCARNATION, for 20 points.
TANOREXICS tops the 10-letter words in EXCARNATIONS at 19 points; next come EXARATIONS on 17 and CARNATIONS on 12. CONTAINERS will look familiar.
ANOREXICS, EXACTIONS and TANOREXIC share the top score of 18 among the 9-letter words you get when you unscramble EXCARNATIONS. CONTAINER, REACTIONS and CREATIONS are the ones most people know.
60 8-letter words from EXCARNATIONS; 7 of them share the top score of 17. CONTAINS, CREATION and INSTANCE are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble EXCARNATIONS, the top score is 16, reached by 14. ACTIONS, ANCIENT and ARSENIC are the familiar ones.
60 6-letter words from EXCARNATIONS; 15 of them share the top score of 15. ACTION, EXTRAS and ACTORS are everyday picks.
Of the 60 5-letter words in EXCARNATIONS, 8 score 14 points, the group's best. EXTRA, TAXES and EXIST are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words made with EXCARNATIONS letters, COAX, COXA and OXIC tie for first at 13 points. NEXT, CASE and CARE are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble EXCARNATIONS, COX leads with 12 points, then AXE and EXO on 10. ARE, CAN and CAR are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of EXCARNATIONS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with EX · ending in NS · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ANOREXICS and EXACTIONS (18 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: EXCARNATIONS is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXCARNATIONS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 446) | 353 | 446 | 322 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EXCARNATIONS, EXCARNATION, TANOREXICS, TANOREXIC, EXARATIONS, XERANTIC, AEROTAXIS, COXIEST, EXARATION, ANATEXIS, CAXONS, COXIER and 81 more, 93 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: OXIC, NEXTS, OXERS, SIXER, ACTIONERS, ENACTIONS, NARCOTISE, OXER, SANTONICA, ACTIONER, ANTIACNE, CANTORIS and 19 more, 31 in all.