Unscramble EXCULPATE to get 201 words. EXCULPATE itself is a real word: 20 points on a Scrabble board, 24 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from EXCULPATE split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 2 with 7, 12 with 6, 48 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 17 with 2.
PECULATE is the only one of the 8-letter words made with EXCULPATE letters; it scores 12 points.
CAPEX scores highest among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble EXCULPATE at 16 points, ahead of CULEX and EXACT on 14. PLACE, PEACE and PLATE are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words made with EXCULPATE letters; 4 of them share the top score of 13. LATE, TAPE and CAPE are everyday picks.
PAX tops the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble EXCULPATE at 12 points; next come AXE and LAX on 10. TAX, LET and ACT will look familiar.
Keep every letter of EXCULPATE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with EX · ending in TE · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; EXCEPT and EXPECT (17 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EXCULPATE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXCULPATE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 201) | 164 | 201 | 158 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 37 of them: CAPEX, EXEAT, EXUL, ULEX, TEX, CAPLE, CAPUL, CLEEP, CALP, CAUP, CAUTEL, EPAULE and 25 more. Words With Friends* skips 6 of them: PLEX, PELAU, CAL, TEC, LATU and TE.
These 2 words take every letter of EXCULPATE plus a single extra one.