Unscramble EXCLUSIVE and you have 155 words, EXCLUSIVE itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. EXCUSIVE is the best of the shorter words, at 20 points. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
E1X8C34L12U12S1I1V45E1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from EXCLUSIVE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 3 with 7, 18 with 6, 39 with 5, 48 with 4, 35 with 3 and 10 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words made with EXCLUSIVE letters: EXCUSIVE, 20 points.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble EXCLUSIVE are led by SILVEX and VEXILS, 16 points each. EXCUSE, EXCISE and LEVIES are the familiar ones.
Among the 5-letter words from EXCLUSIVE, VEXES and VEXIL tie for first at 15 points. LIVES, EXCEL and SLICE are everyday picks.
EXEC tops the 4-letter words made with EXCLUSIVE letters at 13 points; next come EXES and EXUL on 11. LIVE, VICE and EVIL will look familiar.
Trade one tile of EXCLUSIVE for another and you can spell these 5 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with EX · ending in VE · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with CULEXES, SILVEX and VEXILS (16 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EXCLUSIVE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXCLUSIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 155) | 122 | 155 | 112 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
33 of the 155 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EXCUSIVE, ULEXES, EXIES, EXULS, CLEVES, EXUL, ULEX, CIVES, CLEVE, CIVE, LIEVES, LEVES and 21 more. 10 of the 155 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CULEXES, CUVEES, CUVEE, EVULSE, SLIEVE, LEVIS, VLEIS, LEVS, VLEI and SEV.
This word takes every letter of EXCLUSIVE plus a single extra one.