Unscramble EXCEPTIONALLY and you have 432 words, EXCEPTIONALLY itself among them: it scores 27 in Scrabble and 31 in Words With Friends. It has 13 letters, 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
E1X8C34E1P34T1I1O1N12A1L12L12Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from EXCEPTIONALLY by length: 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 11, 3 with 10, 27 with 9, 59 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 41 with 2. None has 12 letters.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words in EXCEPTIONALLY: EXCEPTIONAL, for 22 points.
EXOTICALLY tops the 10-letter words made with EXCEPTIONALLY letters at 22 points; next come POETICALLY and POLYACTINE on 17.
Among the 9-letter words from EXCEPTIONALLY, INEXACTLY, PLEIOTAXY and TOXICALLY tie for first at 21 points. EXCEPTION and OPTICALLY are everyday picks.
EPICALYX tops the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble EXCEPTIONALLY at 22 points; next come ACETOXYL on 20 and CINEPLEX on 19. ELECTION, PATIENCE and LOCALITY will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble EXCEPTIONALLY, 5 score 19 points, the group's best. EXACTLY, EXPLAIN and TYPICAL are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words from EXCEPTIONALLY, EXCEPT and EXPECT tie for first at 17 points. POLICY, PLENTY and EXOTIC are everyday picks.
Among 60 5-letter words in EXCEPTIONALLY, the top score is 17, reached by 5. EXACT, EXCEL and LATEX are the familiar ones.
Among the 4-letter words made with EXCEPTIONALLY letters, COXY, PIXY and POXY tie for first at 16 points. NEXT, CITY and TYPE are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble EXCEPTIONALLY, PYX leads with 15 points, then OXY and YEX on 13. ANY, TAX and ACT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of EXCEPTIONALLY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with EX · ending in LY · all 13-letter words
What EXCEPTIONALLY means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EXCEPTIONALLY, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXCEPTIONALLY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 432) | 351 | 432 | 323 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: OXYNTIC, PLANXTY, XYLONIC, PLEONEXIA, XYLONITE, EXITANCE, POLYACTINE, XYLENOL, XYLIC, CAPEX, COXY, CYTOPENIA and 69 more, 81 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PLEIOTAXY, TOXICALLY, CINEPLEX, EXOPLANET, EXPELLANT, PIXELLATE, PIXELATE, CELOTEX, PLICATELY, POXY, ALEXIC, IXNAY and 16 more, 28 in all.