Unscramble EXCESSIVE and you have 64 words, EXCESSIVE itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
E1X8C34E1S1S1I1V45E1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from EXCESSIVE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 7, 5 with 6, 12 with 5, 21 with 4, 18 with 3 and 6 with 2. None has 8 letters.
EXCISES is the only one of the 7-letter words made with EXCESSIVE letters; it scores 16 points.
These 2 words have the length of EXCESSIVE, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with EX · ending in VE · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; EXCISES (16 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. EXCESSIVE is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXCESSIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 64) | 56 | 64 | 53 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 8 of them: EXIES, CIVES, CIVE, ESSIVE, CESSE, SESE, SIES and EE. Words With Friends* skips 3 of them: SEVS, SEV and ESSE.