Unscramble EXCLUSORY and you have 238 words, EXCLUSORY itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, XYLOSE, COXY and ORYXES lead with 16 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from EXCLUSORY by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 5 with 7, 32 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words made with EXCLUSORY letters: CROUSELY, 13 points.
ORYXES and XYLOSE share the top score of 16 among the 6-letter words from EXCLUSORY. SOURCE, COURSE and CLOSER are the ones most people know.
The 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EXCLUSORY are led by COXES and CULEX, 14 points each. CLOSE, SCORE and CRUEL are the familiar ones.
COXY tops the 4-letter words from EXCLUSORY at 16 points; next come ORYX and SEXY on 14. CORE, COLE and CURE will look familiar.
OXY and YEX share the top score of 13 among the 3-letter words in EXCLUSORY. YES, SEC and CRY are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of EXCLUSORY but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with EX · ending in RY · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; ORYXES and XYLOSE (16 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EXCLUSORY, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXCLUSORY itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 238) | 181 | 237 | 162 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
57 of the 238 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: COXY, YEX, CORYLUS, EXULS, SCROYLE, SOREX, CLOYES, COLEYS, COREYS, CORSEY, EXUL, ULEX and 45 more. 18 of the 238 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: EXCLUSORY, LUREX, LUXER, OXERS, OXER, CORYS, RYUS, YOUS, CORS, ECOS, LOCS, RYU and 6 more. 1 of the 238 answers is missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: ROUXES.