336 words come out when you unscramble EXCAVATIONAL, starting with EXCAVATIONAL itself: 24 in Scrabble, 28 in Words With Friends. It has 12 letters, 6 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from EXCAVATIONAL by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 10, 2 with 9, 18 with 8, 44 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2. None has 11 letters.
EXCAVATION is the only one of the 10-letter words in EXCAVATIONAL; it scores 22 points.
Among the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble EXCAVATIONAL, LAXATIVE and VEXATION tie for first at 18 points. VACATION and COVALENT are everyday picks.
Among the 7-letter words from EXCAVATIONAL, ANTIVAX leads with 17 points, then COAXIAL and EXCITON on 16. VIOLENT, VIOLATE and LEXICON are the familiar ones.
CONVEX tops the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EXCAVATIONAL at 18 points; next come ALEXIC and ANOXIC on 15. ACTION, ACTIVE and NATIVE will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from EXCAVATIONAL, 4 score 15 points, the group's best. VOICE, EXACT and ALIVE are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words in EXCAVATIONAL, VEXT leads with 14 points, then CALX and COAX on 13. NEXT, LOVE and LIVE are the familiar ones.
VAX, VEX and VOX are the top 3-letter words made with EXCAVATIONAL letters, 13 points each. CAN, TAX and ACT will look familiar.
The meaning of EXCAVATIONAL, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EXCAVATIONAL, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXCAVATIONAL itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 336) | 283 | 335 | 262 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ANTIVAX, VITEX, ANAXIAL, CAXON, NOXAL, VOLATIC, XOANA, CLAVIE, COVENT, INCAVE, INCAVO, LANX and 40 more, 52 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ALEXIC, VOXEL, CLAVATION, VENATICAL, OXIC, VAX, CAVEOLA, TAXOL, COVINE, TIX, ALTCOIN, CAVA and 9 more, 21 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: VON.