Unscramble EXCEPTIONALIST and you have 529 words, EXCEPTIONALIST itself among them: it scores 25 in Scrabble and 29 in Words With Friends. 14 letters: 6 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from EXCEPTIONALIST split into 1 with 14 letters, 3 with 12, 15 with 11, 48 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 42 with 2. None has 13 letters.
Every one of the 3 12-letter words in EXCEPTIONALIST scores 23. EXPECTATIONS is an everyday pick.
Among 15 11-letter words made with EXCEPTIONALIST letters, the top score is 22, reached by 5. EXCEPTIONAL, EXPECTATION and EXISTENTIAL are the familiar ones.
Of the 48 10-letter words from EXCEPTIONALIST, 6 score 21 points, the group's best. EXCEPTIONS, POTENTIALS and EXCITATION are the ones most people know.
Among 60 9-letter words you get when you unscramble EXCEPTIONALIST, the top score is 20, reached by 7. EXCEPTION, OPTICIANS and EXPECTANT are the familiar ones.
60 8-letter words from EXCEPTIONALIST; 5 of them share the top score of 19. EXPLAINS, EXPLICIT and TEXTILES are everyday picks.
Of the 60 7-letter words in EXCEPTIONALIST, 4 score 18 points, the group's best. CONTEXT, EXPLAIN and TEXTILE are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words made with EXCEPTIONALIST letters, EXCEPT and EXPECT tie for first at 17 points. EXTENT, PIXELS and EXOTIC are everyday picks.
CAPEX tops the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EXCEPTIONALIST at 16 points; next come CALIX and CAXON on 14. TAXES, EXIST and EXACT will look familiar.
60 4-letter words from EXCEPTIONALIST; 8 of them share the top score of 13. NEXT, TEXT and PICS are everyday picks.
Of the 60 3-letter words in EXCEPTIONALIST, 4 score 12 points, the group's best. CAN, TAX and ACT are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of EXCEPTIONALIST for another and you can spell these 3 words:
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The 6 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by EXPECTATIONS and EXPLICATIONS (23 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble US accepts EXCEPTIONALIST, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXCEPTIONALIST itself | Yes | No | No |
| Answers accepted (of 529) | 439 | 527 | 398 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
90 of the 529 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EXCEPTIONALS, EXPISCATION, XENOPLASTIC, EXCEPTANTS, EXCEPTANT, EXPISCATE, POSTEXILIAN, PLEONEXIAS, SAXICOLINE, CAPEXES, CLINOAXES, CLINOAXIS and 78 more. 39 of the 529 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: PIXELATIONS, PLEIOTAXIES, CINEPLEX, EXOPLANETS, PIXELATION, EXOPLANET, EXOTICIST, EXPANSILE, EXSECTION, PIXELATES, PIXILATES, PIXELATE and 27 more. 2 of the 529 answers are missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: EXCEPTIONALIST and PENTECOSTAL.
This word takes every letter of EXCEPTIONALIST plus a single extra one.