Unscramble EXCEPTIOUS and you have 273 words, EXCEPTIOUS itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from EXCEPTIOUS split into 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 8, 21 with 7, 42 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2. None has 9 letters.
EXCEPT and EXPECT share the top score of 17 among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EXCEPTIOUS. TOPICS, COPIES and PIECES are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words from EXCEPTIOUS; 6 of them share the top score of 14. TOPIC, PIECE and EXIST are everyday picks.
EXEC, EXPO and OXIC are the top 4-letter words in EXCEPTIOUS, 13 points each. COST, PICS and PETS will look familiar.
COX, PIX and POX share the top score of 12 among the 3-letter words made with EXCEPTIOUS letters. TOP, PUT and SIX are the ones most people know.
These 4 words have the length of EXCEPTIOUS, with one letter different:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; EXCEPTS and EXPECTS (18 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts EXCEPTIOUS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXCEPTIOUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 273) | 229 | 273 | 207 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
44 of the 273 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EXCEPTIOUS, COXIEST, ECTOPIES, EXIES, OXIES, TEXES, COUPEES, PECTISE, PECTOSE, COUPEE, EXO, PICOTE and 32 more. 22 of the 273 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: POXIEST, OXIC, TIX, SPECT, TOUPIES, COPI, CUEIST, PISTOU, POSTIE, TOUPIE, ETICS, ECOS and 10 more.