Unscramble EXCULPATING to get 348 words. EXCULPATING itself is a real word: 23 points on a Scrabble board, 29 in Words With Friends. EXACTING and EXPUNCT are the best of the shorter words, at 18 points. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from EXCULPATING by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 2 with 9, 11 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words in EXCULPATING: PECULATING, for 15 points.
The best of the 7-letter words from EXCULPATING is EXPUNCT, 18 points; PLEXING on 17 and AUXETIC on 16 follow. EXPLAIN, PLACING and CLEANUP are everyday picks.
Among the 6-letter words from EXCULPATING, EXPUGN leads with 16 points, then ALEXIC and AXENIC on 15. ACTING, GLANCE and PENCIL are the familiar ones.
CAPEX tops the 5-letter words in EXCULPATING at 16 points; next come CALIX and CULEX on 14. PLACE, EXACT and ACUTE will look familiar.
APEX, CALX and PLEX share the top score of 13 among the 4-letter words made with EXCULPATING letters. PAGE, NEXT and CLIP are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble EXCULPATING, PAX and PIX tie for first at 12 points. CAN, TAX and ACT are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of EXCULPATING for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with EX · ending in NG · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by EXACTING (18 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. EXCULPATING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXCULPATING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 348) | 278 | 348 | 261 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
70 of the 348 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EXPUNCT, PLEXING, CAPEX, EXPUGN, GUANXI, LAXING, LUXING, GILTCUP, LINUX, PECTINAL, PLANETIC, UNTAX and 58 more. 17 of the 348 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ALEXIC, EXING, PLEX, CAPING, GELCAP, PICANTE, PUNCTA, TIX, GUINEP, TAGLINE, CLEG, GUAC and 5 more.