Unscramble excruciations

EXCRUCIATION is the only one of the 12-letter words made with EXCRUCIATIONS letters; it scores 23 points.

EXSICCATION tops the 11-letter words in EXCRUCIATIONS at 22 points; next comes CAUTIONRIES on 13.

Among the 10-letter words from EXCRUCIATIONS, CICATRIXES, EXORCISTIC and EXSICCATOR tie for first at 21 points.

The 9-letter words you get when you unscramble EXCRUCIATIONS are led by EXCITONIC and EXSICCANT, 20 points each. COUNTRIES, REACTIONS and CREATIONS are the familiar ones.

CICATRIX tops the 8-letter words from EXCRUCIATIONS at 19 points; next come ANOREXIC and AUXETICS on 17. ACCOUNTS, AUCTIONS and CREATION will look familiar.

Of the 325 7-letter words in EXCRUCIATIONS, 16 score 16 points, the group's best. SECTION, ACCOUNT and CERTAIN are the ones most people know.

483 6-letter words made with EXCRUCIATIONS letters; 14 of them share the top score of 15. SOURCE, COURSE and ACTION are everyday picks.

8 of 438 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EXCRUCIATIONS tie at 14 points; none scores more. RATES, COURT and NOTES will look familiar.

Of the 60 4-letter words from EXCRUCIATIONS, 4 score 13 points, the group's best. NEXT, CASE and CARE are the ones most people know.

COX tops the 3-letter words in EXCRUCIATIONS at 12 points; next come AXE and EXO on 10. ARE, CAN and CAR will look familiar.

Of the 42 2-letter words made with EXCRUCIATIONS letters, 5 score 9 points, the group's best. IN, IS and ON are the ones most people know.